It’s the time of year when it becomes mandatory to make predictions about what will occur in the next year, so here’s mine.
Despite right wing bloggers and Fox News concocting at least one minor fake outrage per day, and at least two ridiculously overblown fake outrages per week, Barack Obama will easily win the Presidential election against Mitt Romney, 54% to 46%.
Your predictions?
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Charles Johnson Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:19:08pm |
I've known all along that it's definitely going to be Romney. He's next up (after John McCain) in the GOP Good Ol' Boy line of succession, and all this other stuff is just theater.
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Daniel Ballard Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:19:35pm |
Bigger margin for the win. Hopefully a win like Reagan enjoyed.
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Jdorfma4 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:22:28pm |
Senate - R -52, D-48
House- R-239 D - 196
Pres: Obama -49, Romney 42, Paul - 9 (yes, he will run, he's 76, this is it for him and he's obsessed)
Rubio will be the VP candidate. His lips say no but his eyes say yes.
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:23:27pm |
I beg to differ -- 52-48 at the outside is my call. More likely 51-1/2 to 48-1/2. And a lower electoral college total than last time, I don't think he' can pull Indiana again.
Dems will regain a bunch of House seats, but probably not enough for a majority. Reps will pick up some Senate seats, but not as many as they'd hope for. Dems will pick up a *lot* of governors and mayors and state legislatures.
Alcatraz (J.J. Abrams new show on Fox) will air episodes in the wrong order, weeks apart, and Fox will be astonished that it didn't pick up much of an audience. The new season of Justified, and the back half of White Collar season 3, will be awesome. The Hobbit will break all box office records.
It will be the hottest summer ever, with major wildfires in more places than we're used to. A ship will make it from New York to St Petersberg by the the elusive polar route that Lawrence spent all those years hoping to find.
I'll lose 15 more pounds and firm up my thighs.
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Locker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:31:10pm |
I predict Ron Paul will take Bachmann as his Vice if nominated.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:32:28pm |
re: #6 Locker
I predict Ron Paul will take Bachmann as his Vice if nominated.
Please, please, please, please....
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steve_davis Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:32:47pm |
I'm predicting that an enormous number of students here in South Carolina may well decide to vote in an election they otherwise wouldn't have bothered with, just because the onerous voter i.d. law has drawn so much attention that students may well be motivated to give a damn.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:34:11pm |
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William of Orange Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:34:12pm |
Romney loses to Donald Trump. :-)
(Hey, come on! It's a prediction. Charles didn't ask us to be serious, did he?)
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Charles Johnson Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:34:22pm |
Speaking of fake wingnut outrages, if you had to pick one as the most ridiculous of the year, which would it be? A few possible candidates:
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax
Obama Hates Easter
Obama Took Down the Ground Zero Flag
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:35:16pm |
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:36:21pm |
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Jdorfma4 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:36:59pm |
re: #11 Charles
It has to be "Obama didn't give the order to get Bin Laden." Its designed to attack one of the highlights of his presidency so its particularly odious.
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William of Orange Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:37:36pm |
Prediction:
Pamela Geller gets institutionalized.
(Though that would deprive us from some good amusement!)
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:38:17pm |
The moonbats are in a tizzy.
@AliAbunimah Ali Abunimah
Brilliant @ggreenwald article on the horrific crimes of @BarackObama and the meaning of Ron Paul's candidacy salon.com/2011...
Of course we're not exactly sure what Greenwald is. Some of us think he's a crypto-LibertAryan.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:38:46pm |
re: #14 Jdorfma4
It has to be "Obama didn't give the order to get Bin Laden." Its designed to attack one of the highlights of his presidency so its particularly odious.
I think they also claimed Obama was photoshopped into the famous situation room picture.
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jaunte Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:38:57pm |
re: #11 Charles
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax:
Best outrage combo, combining Sekrit Muslim, War on Christmas, and Big Gubmint Overreach memes for a triple.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:39:27pm |
re: #16 Gus 802
The moonbats are in a tizzy.
@AliAbunimah Ali Abunimah
Brilliant @ggreenwald article on the horrific crimes of @BarackObama and the meaning of Ron Paul's candidacy salon.com/2011...Of course we're not exactly sure what Greenwald is. Some of us think he's a
crypto-LibertAryanasshole.
FIFY
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:39:40pm |
re: #14 Jdorfma4
It has to be "Obama didn't give the order to get Bin Laden." Its designed to attack one of the highlights of his presidency so its particularly odious.
Nah, one even more outrageous but related: "Military 'overruled' Obama, went through with OBL mission despite his objections." That comes to us courtesy of Pam "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" Geller.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:39:57pm |
re: #18 jaunte
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax:
Best outrage combo, combining Sekrit Muslim, War on Christmas, and Big Gubmint Overreach memes for a triple.
I liked "Bo flown back for photo op/Bo has a stunt double".
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:40:26pm |
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:40:43pm |
re: #19 wozzablog
FIFY
Thanks mate. Sorry about that Tweet the other day. Hope I didn't come off too harsh. ;)
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:40:45pm |
re: #2 Charles
He's next up (after John McCain) in the GOP Good Ol' Boy line of succession, and all this other stuff is just theater.
Concur, he was tagged "it" some time ago.
Unfortunately for the tagging powers that be, nobody seems to like Mitt.
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:40:57pm |
re: #11 Charles
Speaking of fake wingnut outrages, if you had to pick one as the most ridiculous of the year, which would it be? A few possible candidates:
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax
Obama Hates Easter
Obama Took Down the Ground Zero Flag
Gangster rapper Common at the White House!!
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:40:58pm |
re: #16 Gus 802
The moonbats are in a tizzy.
@AliAbunimah Ali Abunimah
Brilliant @ggreenwald article on the horrific crimes of @BarackObama and the meaning of Ron Paul's candidacy salon.com/2011...Of course we're not exactly sure what Greenwald is. Some of us think he's a crypto-LibertAryan.
He's a tough one to mail down. Sort of Charles Lindbergh meets Kinky Friedman.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:41:30pm |
re: #26 Killgore Trout
He's a tough one to mail down. Sort of Charles Lindbergh meets Kinky Friedman.
Probably not enough postage but I know what you mean. ;)
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jaunte Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:41:38pm |
re: #21 Decatur Deb
Oh, I forgot the $200megatrillion Obama Imperial Navy visit to India.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:42:16pm |
re: #27 Gus 802
Probably not enough postage but I know what you mean. ;)
Heh, I stink and I'm not even drinking yet.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:42:22pm |
re: #23 Gus 802
Thanks mate. Sorry about that Tweet the other day. Hope I didn't come off too harsh. ;)
I've been off my head on codeine for large parts of the last 72hrs. I wouldn't have noticed.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:44:15pm |
re: #11 Charles
Speaking of fake wingnut outrages, if you had to pick one as the most ridiculous of the year, which would it be? A few possible candidates:
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax
Obama Hates Easter
Obama Took Down the Ground Zero Flag
Butterball jihad!
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:44:31pm |
re: #28 jaunte
And don't forget the tallying of each individual hole of golf (into a running sum) Obama has played while President; that was the substance of an actual story the other day.
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:45:26pm |
re: #28 jaunte
Oh, I forgot the $200megatrillion Obama Imperial Navy visit to India.
Michele Obama wants to take your cookies.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:45:45pm |
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:46:39pm |
I couldn't really venture a guess at the election. Republicans will take the Seante and hold the House. I think the Presidential election has too many variables. I guess the economy is the biggest factor, uncertainty about Europe. I think Iran is going to be dealt with within the next year and it depends on how well it goes and how well the public handles it. Lefties are going wobbly and I'm not so sure Obama will retain the support of his base. Too many variables.
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M. Dubious Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:47:01pm |
I predict huge sandals in the Republican party.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:47:35pm |
Predictions?
Obama wins close election against Romney, GOP immediately declares he has "no mandate" and declares (essentially) that they will continue to obstruct however they can.
Both sides make gains in Congress, but Senate stays in Dem hands while Republican control on the House loosens. Democrats take over numerous state and local level seats in response to Tea Party bullshit at the local level.
The situation in Iran will remain tense, with the odd rattling of the saber, while multiparty negotiations resume. In a related story, Iraq will dissolve again into sectarian violence, while the government remains largely impotent due to sharp divides in its composition. Al-Sadr will try to drum up anti-US sentiment in the wake of our departure to gain power.
The economic situation across the globe will continue to remain perilous, with the strong potential for a major collapse either in the EU or China. Meanwhile, job growth will remain shallow but steady here in the US, while the housing market continues to slowly sink beneath the waves.
And The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises will fight over the crown of "Best Movie" of 2012 before The Hobbit comes in and eats their lunches.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:47:44pm |
re: #37 harald
I predict huge sandals in the Republican party.
You know what the say about people with big feet.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:47:52pm |
re: #37 harald
I predict huge sandals in the Republican party.
Is Bigfoot the next not-Mitt?
(Sorry)
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:49:28pm |
re: #36 Killgore Trout
My suspicion is that the redistricting will be an over-all slight plus for the Democratic party - the GOP doesn't hold the House by a very big margin and a non-responsive GOP base turned off by Mitt could mean the Dems taking the house back.
And, I would not put the Senate into the (R) column just yet. That was the conventional wisdom after the 2010 election, but the GOP has really come off poorly in this whole budget battle/ tax holiday thing.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:49:57pm |
re: #38 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
What he said.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:51:46pm |
re: #42 freetoken
My suspicion is that the redistricting will be an over-all slight plus for the Democratic party - the GOP doesn't hold the House by a very big margin and a non-responsive GOP base turned off by Mitt could mean the Dems taking the house back.
And, I would not put the Senate into the (R) column just yet. That was the conventional wisdom after the 2010 election, but the GOP has really come off poorly in this whole budget battle/ tax holiday thing.
You might be right. I'm just taking a stab in the dark waiting for Nate Silver to tell me what to think so I sound smart and informed.
/Not kidding
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:52:02pm |
| 46 |
Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:52:34pm |
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Kragar Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:53:07pm |
Predictions?
One Candidate will end up having a major meltdown
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:53:14pm |
re: #44 Killgore Trout
You might be right. I'm just taking a stab in the dark waiting for Nate Silver to tell me what to think so I sound smart and informed.
/Not kidding
Nate ran a list of his worst projections of 2010 yesterday.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:54:45pm |
I predict that come December the Mayan goddess IxChel will find our notions of participatory democracy quaint and amusing.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:54:47pm |
re: #47 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Predictions?
One Candidate will end up having a major meltdown
My money's on Newt, with Paul running a close second. In fact, we might see it as early as next week, if Romney wins Iowa as the polls currently show.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:55:38pm |
re: #49 The Ghost of a Flea
I predict that come December the Mayan goddess IxChel will find our notions of participatory democracy quaint and amusing.
As She and Cthullu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster battle for our souls.
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jaunte Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:55:48pm |
I predict a food scandal or two. We're importing a lot of food from countries with pretty lax agricultural chemical regulation, and that kind of pollution is cumulative.
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Kragar Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:55:57pm |
re: #50 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
My money's on Newt, with Paul running a close second. In fact, we might see it as early as next week, if Romney wins Iowa as the polls currently show.
I'm thinking Bachmann or Paul, maybe Santorum.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:55:59pm |
Alright, I figure Romney's a lock for the candidacy, but anyone have a prediction about what albatross Veep they're going to hang around his neck?
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:57:26pm |
In a similar vein to Killgore I'm going to at least say there's 50 percent chance that Obama will win the election. One of the most important contributing factors is this. There's close to a 100 percent chance that Republicans will vote for the Republican regardless of who is chosen in the end. Then you get the independents and then the Democrats. It's tough to gauge which way the independents will go. It could be 50/50 or it could be 33/67 in either direct with variation at or above or below.
Which leads me to my main point. The Democrats and the left. The problem here is the current stream of anti-Obama sentiment from the left regarding the signing of NDAA, and other neo-libertarian concerns. There's a strong anti-Obama sentiment occurring now with the left. The rhetoric has finally attained the same base level as it was with Bush. While I may have joked about this here recently with the Bush-Obama parodies it is in fact true. It was there last year and it has grown rather substantially.
I think that sector is by and large lost. The key to an Obama victory are the indepents. While the far-left represents a significant portion of a potential vote the independent base is much larger. And at the same time indpendent voters tend to be more reliable. But, the number are more important. Obama has to work to gain the independent vote. So counter to the message from the far-left Obama will swing further to the center, or some would say towards the right. Keeping in mind that far left already sees Obama as "just another Bush."
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:57:28pm |
Don't forget we also get an independent Trump run for a few weeks. Don has to get some publicity and also see who he can suck money out of.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:57:35pm |
re: #54 The Ghost of a Flea
Alright, I figure Romney's a lock for the candidacy, but anyone have a prediction about what
albatrossVeep they're going to hang around his neck?
Probably West/South Teapartier--Jindal, for my prayers.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:57:39pm |
re: #52 jaunte
I predict a food scandal or two. We're importing a lot of food from countries with pretty lax agricultural chemical regulation, and that kind of pollution is cumulative.
That's a pretty easy prediction to make. I'd actually be shocked if a year went by without a major recall of a food product.
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jaunte Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:58:04pm |
re: #58 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
I go for the easy ones every time.
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abolitionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:58:14pm |
1) Energy costs will increase about 10%.
2) Energy companies will keep trying to convince me that we have centuries worth of fossil fuels left. (Blatant lies.)
3) My retirement benefits from a fortune 100 company won't cover my cellphone bill.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:58:18pm |
re: #51 wozzablog
As She and Cthullu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster battle for our souls.
She takes the souls, Cthullu gets the meat, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, in keeping with its avatar nature, gets everyone's smug self-satisfaction.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:01:47pm |
re: #57 Decatur Deb
Probably West/South Teapartier--Jindal, for my prayers.
Indeed--good prediction. Someone with TP credentials, and making the South feel represented...Jindal is there, but given the crazy purist thing going on in the party I wonder if Catholicism will be a mark against him.
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sagehen Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:02:30pm |
re: #54 The Ghost of a Flea
Alright, I figure Romney's a lock for the candidacy, but anyone have a prediction about what
albatrossVeep they're going to hang around his neck?
Nikki Haley, Susanna Martinez or Jan Brewer.
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M. Dubious Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:02:35pm |
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:02:36pm |
re: #11 Charles
Speaking of fake wingnut outrages, if you had to pick one as the most ridiculous of the year, which would it be? A few possible candidates:
Obama's Christmas Tree Tax
Obama Hates Easter
Obama Took Down the Ground Zero Flag
You're asking a lot to choose just one. That's too hard. After hours of extreme concentration I could probably narrow it down to 3.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:02:39pm |
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:02:49pm |
re: #55 Gus 802
The independent vote is going to rely in large party on the economy. If it continues its steady, weak improvement, then it's pretty much a lock for Obama. The craziness of the GOP primaries, combined with the almost guaranteed continuance of their campaign of obstruction in Congress, will sour opinions on whoever ultimately grabs the brass ring. And if it is Romney who wins the nomination, then he's going to get pounded not only on his years of flip-flops, but his "Mr. 1%" persona in a time of increased public disapproval of the wealth disparity and tax code flaws.
Like I said above, I right now see Obama winning a close race against a Romney ticket. But if there's some major economic crisis, scandal, or foreign policy disaster between now and then, all bets are off.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:03:17pm |
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:03:51pm |
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:04:43pm |
Good Night to my fellow Lizards. A very happy and healthy to all of my fellow Lizards.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:05:13pm |
re: #64 sagehen
Nikki Haley, Susanna Martinez or Jan Brewer.
Jan Brewer would make the nativists happy
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:06:34pm |
Is this where I insert that Nibiru returns in 2012 and humanity is destroyed?
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:07:15pm |
re: #73 freetoken
Is this where I insert that Nibiru returns in 2012 and humanity is destroyed?
How many debates will we avoid?
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:07:20pm |
re: #54 The Ghost of a Flea
Alright, I figure Romney's a lock for the candidacy, but anyone have a prediction about what
albatrossVeep they're going to hang around his neck?
I think, as mentioned above, the Rubio's the likely choice, if only because he'd help Romney with the Tea Party vote.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:07:58pm |
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:08:06pm |
re: #72 WindUpBird
Jan Brewer would make the nativists happy
Kiss good bye to any hope of the latino vote they lost last time though.
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jaunte Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:10:11pm |
Anyone think Ron Paul has enough energy to make a third party run?
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:10:14pm |
re: #60 abolitionist
1) Energy costs will increase about 10%.
2) Energy companies will keep trying to convince me that we have centuries worth of fossil fuels left. (Blatant lies.)
3) My retirement benefits from a fortune 100 company won't cover my cellphone bill.
1) if anything military happens with Iran then petroleum will go up far more than 10%.
2) The duration of fossil fuel production depends upon the production rate.
3) If you wouldn't spend 10 hours a day chatting with porn starlets your cell phone bill would be less.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:10:21pm |
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:12:02pm |
re: #78 jaunte
Anyone think Ron Paul has enough energy to make a third party run?
Gary Johnson is taking up his slack. (And Trump is rumored to be signing state coordinators 'just in case').
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:14:47pm |
re: #78 jaunte
Anyone think Ron Paul has enough energy to make a third party run?
Even if Paul doesn't make a third party run, I think it's pretty much a given at this point that we're going to see a significant third party candidate run this year, with the potential to act as a "spoiler" like in past elections.
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dragonfire1981 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:15:12pm |
I predict that Obama will be re-elected and the world will not end
I also predict that 12/21/2012 will come and go and the world will not end.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:16:29pm |
Speaking of manufactured outrages, I see that Instaidiot is running the line "Is Obama Preparing To Surrender Afghanistan?"
I haven't checked on PJM in a long time, but that headline came across one of the news aggregators I check.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:17:58pm |
re: #84 jaunte
And good riddance, at least for me. I consider 2011 one of my more wasted years - I accomplished pretty much nothing constructive.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:18:17pm |
re: #83 dragonfire1981
I also predict that 12/21/2012 will come and go and the world will not end.
...all in accordance with the plans of the UN and their allies, the Space Jews....
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:19:29pm |
re: #83 dragonfire1981
I predict that Obama will be re-elected and the world will not end
I also predict that 12/21/2012 will come and go and the world will not end.
I predict 12/21/2012 will come and go without the world ending, though a lot of folks waking up on 12/22/2012 with massive hang-overs will likely wish it had.
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Olsonist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:22:45pm |
Romney gets the nod. Christie is his choice at VP.
Obama wins with the Right Wing and evangelicals sitting it out.
If Obama wins, then I can't see how he doesn't have the coattails for the Senate and House. I think the Reps get Nelson's seat and the Dems get Brown's seat. The House is a tougher call but Boehner and the Tea Party freshman haven't got a lot to show for themselves.
Reagan in 1984 run in reverse.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:25:11pm |
re: #91 jaunte
Next year I'm going to create one new job.
That should mean at least 0.6 million dollars for ya'.
//
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:25:20pm |
We reported yesterday about Newt cutting the global warming chapter from his new book in response to queries from Limbaugh's ditto heads. Now Newtie is trying even harder to impress:
Newt Gingrich Defends Climate Change Credentials: ‘I Am An Amateur Paleontologist’
One of the issues Newt Gingrich is most vigorously defending on the campaign trail is his position on climate change, following the advertisement he filmed several years ago for Al Gore‘s nonprofit organization alongside Nancy Pelosi. Gingrich has said repeatedly over the course of this campaign that he considers the ad the biggest mistake of his political career, but his opponents are still using the video in their attack ads.
During a town hall in Iowa today, Gingrich was asked by a supporter to clarify his position on global warming. The candidate immediately stated that global warming “hasn’t been totally proven” and even if it were, he would still oppose a cap-and-trade solution to combat carbon emissions which, as Gingrich argued, would “turn… over the entire economy to the EPA.” He offered the following analogy to explain his position.
“The Dutch face the problem of oceans. They decided to build dikes instead of lowering the sea.”
Gingrich touted his conservative credentials on opposing cap-and-trade by citing a testimony he delivered before the House of Representatives following a testimony by Al Gore. Referring to the negative attack ads his opponents have used to accuse him of anything else, he dismissed them as “a plain lie.”
And then, in a rather bizarre offshoot, Gingrich bragged about his own personal experience studying the history of the Earth’s climate.
“I, also, am an amateur paleontologist, so I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the earth’s temperature over a long time, and I’m a lot harder to convince than just looking at a computer model.” [That's so straight out of the creationist playbook.]
So if we’re keeping track now, Newt Gingrich is both an amateur historian and an amateur paleontologist. All he needs is a fedora and a whip, and we’ve got ourselves a real-life Indiana Jones here! (Yes, Indy was technically an archaeologist, but let’s not ruin what could be a great franchise reboot here.)
Um, Newt, "paleontologists" study fossilized life remains. I think you meant "paleoclimatologist".
What a BS-er.
You can see the video at Mediaite.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:26:22pm |
re: #88 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
I predict 12/21/2012 will come and go without the world ending, though a lot of folks waking up on 12/22/2012 with massive hang-overs will likely wish it had.
...and there's going to be a lot of Mayans telling the world "WTF? We told you all emphatically our ancestors weren't predicting the end of the world."
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:26:44pm |
re: #89 Olsonist
Romney gets the nod. Christie is his choice at VP.
Obama wins with the Right Wing and evangelicals sitting it out.If Obama wins, then I can't see how he doesn't have the coattails for the Senate and House. I think the Reps get Nelson's seat and the Dems get Brown's seat. The House is a tougher call but Boehner and the Tea Party freshman haven't got a lot to show for themselves.
Reagan in 1984 run in reverse.
I see it more like Clinton in '96, with Boehner taking much of blame for the GOP either losing the House or at least seeing their margin shrink, with Cantor either being made Speaker or remaining Majority Leader.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:28:26pm |
re: #93 freetoken
Newt Gingrich Defends Climate Change Credentials: ‘I Am An Amateur Paleontologist’
Trust me...I looked at a rock once.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:29:29pm |
Your predictions?
My poligious evangelical relatives will reject superstition and fear, and embrace logic and reason.
/okay, that's more of a "pipe dream" than a "prediction"
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:30:30pm |
re: #98 The Ghost of a Flea
The stupidity doesn't even burn anymore, I'm numb.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:31:18pm |
re: #98 The Ghost of a Flea
By those standards, I am the world's most prolific pr0n star.
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Charles Johnson Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:34:13pm |
re: #93 freetoken
Newt puts on a pretty convincing show of being more educated about science than the rest of the GOP clown car -- totally fraudulent, but the right wing base is fine with that.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:35:40pm |
re: #103 Charles
It just boggles my diminishing and aging mind that people can give any credence to blatant bullshitters like Gingrich.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:35:43pm |
re: #89 Olsonist
Romney gets the nod. Christie is his choice at VP.
Obama wins with the Right Wing and evangelicals sitting it out.If Obama wins, then I can't see how he doesn't have the coattails for the Senate and House. I think the Reps get Nelson's seat and the Dems get Brown's seat. The House is a tougher call but Boehner and the Tea Party freshman haven't got a lot to show for themselves.
Reagan in 1984 run in reverse.
I was going to say Christie - but he isn't evangelical enough.
Huckabee at the outside chance - worth a sly fiver on the exchanges.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:36:30pm |
re: #17 Killgore Trout
I think they also claimed Obama was photoshopped into the famous situation room picture.
I think it may have been that Stacy fucker. Or maybe Dim Jim. I don't recall right off the bat, but I do recall reading that stupid claim somewhere.
I swear, Obama could irrefutably prove the existence of God, and these goon squad fuckers would become instant atheists just to spite him.
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Sionainn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:39:15pm |
re: #103 Charles
Thanks, Charles, for taking care of my request in the other thread. Happy New Year to you and all the other lizards!
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:40:44pm |
These are no-brainers, I think:
Obama wins.
The Right's brains will explode.
Geller will fabricate more Islamic conspiracies.
Orly Taitz will file yet another birther-suit-on-meth.
The economy will slowly inch toward recovery, but not because of anything the Congress does.
Dicey ones:
Apple comes out with yet another can't-live-without product, post-Jobs.
The new Windows phone will NOT be an iPhone killer.
North Korea will have a political meltdown, requiring an overt military takeover.
But, basically, I have no effin' clue.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:45:04pm |
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SpaceJesus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:45:33pm |
Obama wins reelection by about a 5% margin, "Patriot" movements attempt to overthrow the government and are brutally squashed by Obama's new elite Muslim Republican Guard outside Bethesda.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:45:34pm |
oh, and Happy New Year from where it's 2012 already/
SSDY
(same shit different year)
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:47:18pm |
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SpaceJesus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:48:52pm |
re: #111 SpaceJesus
the turning point of the battle occurring when the wheels in the Patriots' hover rounds become clogged with mud during an unusually rainy February.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:51:07pm |
re: #103 Charles
Newt puts on a pretty convincing show of being more educated about science than the rest of the GOP clown car -- totally fraudulent, but the right wing base is fine with that.
He's got that patent-medicine seller performance of scientific savvy down.
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:51:19pm |
re: #114 SpaceJesus
the turning point of the battle occurring when the wheels in the Patriots' hover rounds become clogged with mud during an unusually rainy February.
So your saying Santorum implodes by the superbowl when he goes down to Green Bay in the post season?
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SpaceJesus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:52:14pm |
is it cheating that I am the son of G-d and can therefore see these things?
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:53:23pm |
re: #117 SpaceJesus
is it cheating that I am the son of G-d and can therefore see these things?
I'll ring up Shiva and ask.
...
He says, No.
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SpaceJesus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:57:41pm |
happy new years, little green footballers. time to go drinking. more predictions forthcoming
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:59:23pm |
re: #85 freetoken
Speaking of manufactured outrages, I see that Instaidiot is running the line "Is Obama Preparing To Surrender Afghanistan?"
I haven't checked on PJM in a long time, but that headline came across one of the news aggregators I check.
I never knew that Afghanistan was ours to surrender in the first place.
//
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Wozza Matter? Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:00:02pm |
re: #119 SpaceJesus
happy new years, little green footballers. time to go drinking. more predictions forthcoming
the 6th was a sweetspot, the 9th was a mistake.
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Bubblehead II Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:06:34pm |
Just a drive bye post. May The Deity of Your Choice smile Down Upon You in this upcoming New Year.
Good Night Lizards,
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Virginia Plain Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:06:35pm |
My predictions:
Obama will win the presidential election. He's not ideal, but the opposition is far worse. They're worse than John Kerry back in 2004, when he lost to George W. Bush.
I think NATO will be forced to do something about Syria, and well, we could have another Libya.
There might be another wave of Occupy protests, especially in the summer.
More deadlocks in Congress if the Republicans can't keep the 1% from paying more taxes.
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:06:37pm |
Predictions for 2012:
-Glenn Beck will narrowly escape death when chef Paula Deen mistakes him for the Pilsbury doughboy and stuffs him whole into a hot oven during a joint appearance on her show.
-A Bigfoot tribe will be discovered living in an abandoned logging camp in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest. They will be found to have television, radio, and cheap magazine subscriptions, but no internet service. Their alpha male will appear on national television and endorse Newt Gingrich for president.
-A group of conspiracy theorists will claim to hear hidden messages when they play Rick Perry's speeches backward. Alleged messages will include "I am a doofus," "Mitt's hair is better," and "where the hell is Maryland anyway?"
-Mitt Romney's hair will freeze during an outdoor campaign appearance next October, several large chunks will fall off injuring a number of reporters at the foot of the dais.
-A gigantic spaceship will land on the Washington Mall. Hideous but benign aliens will emerge and demand to see, not the president, but tort lawyers so they can sue various ufologists and talk-show hosts for defamation and libel, including allegations of kidnapping, cattle rustling, and airspace violations.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:08:11pm |
My prediction?
LSU 24, Bama 17.
Oh, wait. We're supposed to be talking politics???
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:08:38pm |
re: #126 Virginia Plain
My predictions:
Obama will win the presidential election. He's not ideal, but the opposition is far worse. They're worse than John Kerry back in 2004, when he lost to George W. Bush.
I think NATO will be forced to do something about Syria, and well, we could have another Libya.
There might be another wave of Occupy protests, especially in the summer.
More deadlocks in Congress if the Republicans can't keep the 1% from paying more taxes.
I'm game. Flatten Syrian forces. For the cause.
Who's wit me?
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:08:53pm |
I predict that the Martian Manhunter will finally beat Michelle Bachmann for the Mars seat in Congress.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:09:18pm |
My prediction? The Arab League will be seen for the bullshit that they are.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:10:01pm |
The Egyptian military will continue to fuck around with Egyptian democracy.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:12:23pm |
My predictions:
Hugo Chavez will die. It will be reported as a heart attack, but before the year is done we will have pretty solid info that it was an auto-erotic asphyxiation mishap.
Rick Santorum will tearfully announce that he's (in his words) "gay as hell". Marcus Bachmann will invite him to a private retreat in the Dominican Republic for counseling. Lots and lots of counseling.
Sagging pants will fade from popularity after John Boehner nearly loses his pants during a televised crying jag. In a drunken, slurred attempt at damage control, he will claim that he was emulating the popular fashion trend, finally making the practice shameful enough to erase it from the cultural landscape.
Shortly after Justin Bieber's voice changes, he will release a Nirvana tribute album that receives wide critical acclaim, but is strongly disliked by his young fanbase and never takes off commercially. Hundreds of anti-Bieber Facebook pages spring up overnight. This causes tens of millions of Gen-Xers, unable to cope with the new reality of a suddenly-respectable Justin Bieber, to commit the largest mass suicide in history in a fit of nihilistic despair. Former tween fans grow into teenage hipsters, snobbishly reminding everyone that they listened to Bieber literally before he was cool.
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:13:51pm |
re: #130 The Ghost of a Flea
I predict that the Martian Manhunter will finally beat Michelle Bachmann for the Mars seat in Congress.
Finally, a truly green candidate!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:14:38pm |
re: #124 Gus 802
/warmonger
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:16:27pm |
re: #135 Slumbering Behemoth
/warmonger
I can handle it. I'm not shy. Fuck with someone I love and I turn into an unstoppable robot. This is easy.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:17:43pm |
re: #136 Gus 802
/unstoppable robotmonger
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:19:24pm |
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:19:40pm |
re: #136 Gus 802
I can handle it. I'm not shy. Fuck with someone I love and I turn into an unstoppable robot. This is easy.
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jamesfirecat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:24:31pm |
In 2011 we'll get to see Batman Arkham City definitively decided to be the best Video Game of 2010.
Seriously I haven't had this much fun gliding around a town and punching people in the face since Prototype....
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:25:27pm |
Prediction for 2012: all your predictions are belong to us.
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Kragar Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:26:50pm |
Prediction:
An adventurer's career will be cut short due to an arrow to the knee.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:27:15pm |
re: #136 Gus 802
I can handle it. I'm not shy. Fuck with someone I love and I turn into an unstoppable robot. This is easy.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:27:32pm |
My own predictions: A way around the defense sequester is the capstone of a quite good year for defense conferences for Marcus Evans, though not a true banner year. I play a leading role in that success, but am not promoted (this would be OK by me, I'm not yet a good candidate for management). I end the year 22 pounds lighter than I began it.
Mitt Romney wins a very close election, with Marco Rubio's aggressive outreach efforts in Florida providing the crucial final piece of the electoral puzzle.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:28:08pm |
re: #142 jamesfirecat
In 2011 we'll get to see Batman Arkham City definitively decided to be the best Video Game of 2010.
Seriously I haven't had this much fun gliding around a town and punching people in the face since Prototype...
Sorry, Game of the Year went Skyrim.
Reports that those who voted against it were subjected to Thu'um shouts remain unconfirmed.
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RadicalModerate Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:31:49pm |
Obama wins re-election, by a fairly wide margin - mostly due to a slowly, but surely recovering economy. Job recovery won't be quite to pre-2008 totals, but will at least be well on the way. Health care reform laws will be weakened, but not completely struck down in Supreme Court cases this year.
Republicans lose major support in Congress - the House will be near even numbers, and Dems will gain a few seats in the Senate. The Tea Party movement loses what little steam it had, including the dissolving of its congressional caucus.
Worldwide, there will be more widespread pro-democracy movements in the mideast. Syria will see its current dictatorship overthrown - possibly in an uprising even more violent than Libya, and ultimately, the Iranian clerics completely lose control of the country to the Green movement within.
On the downside of all of this, the further marginalization that occurs will possibly bring a MAJOR event of violence (or one that is narrowly averted) from someone on the far right in the US - perpetrated by either a Eric Rudolph "Army of God" type or another Timothy McVeigh/white nationalist type. When this occurs, either a Fox News personality or someone like Limbaugh will attempt to justify the actions.
Summer 2012 will be another one of extremes. Some areas will have extreme heat, smashing decades-old records (probably centralized north and east from the 2011 drought/heat wave). On the other hand, the west coast (especially southern California) see record amounts of rainfall, causing major flooding and landslide issues. Late 2012 will have a major ice/snowstorm hit the southern US, stretching from Texas/Oklahoma all the way into the southern Appalachia region.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:32:10pm |
My congressman, ladies and gentlemen...
... he ran unopposed in the last election. :sigh:
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:34:39pm |
re: #149 Slumbering Behemoth
My congressman, ladies and gentlemen...
[Video]... he ran unopposed in the last election. :sigh:
No way. A retarded congressman?
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:35:12pm |
When you fail, sue to change the rules:
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:36:57pm |
My other prediction for 2012: By the end of February, at the latest, all of your New Years Resolutions will go the way of Ozymandias' great works.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:37:13pm |
re: #149 Slumbering Behemoth
Were you affected by redistricting?
Fortunately for me, the new districts will give me a rep I can vote for.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:39:08pm |
re: #153 freetoken
Not that I'm aware of. He's held that position since 2003.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:39:41pm |
Romney and Paul Ahead in New Iowa Poll
The Des Moines Register poll — the final one before the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday — has Mitt Romney and Ron Paul virtually tied in the lead going into the final 72 hours before voting.
In the survey, Mr. Romney has 24 percent and Mr. Paul has 22 percent.
The new poll, which was released online by the newspaper at 7 p.m. local time, shows the candidates closely bunched up behind the two leaders.
Mr. Santorum has 15 percent in the poll while Mr. Gingrich gets 12 percent. Mr. Perry has 11 percent and Mrs. Bachmann gets 7 percent. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, the paper said.
The paper said that Mr. Santorum’s support boosts himself into second place when only the final two days of the poll were counted.
I think it is quite possible that Santorum is seen as a running mate for Mitt, especially if Santorum prevails to end up #2 in delegates after Perry/Bachmann/Gingrich collapse.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:40:12pm |
re: #146 Dark_Falcon
My own predictions: A way around the defense sequester is the capstone of a quite good year for defense conferences for Marcus Evans, though not a true banner year. I play a leading role in that success, but am not promoted (this would be OK by me, I'm not yet a good candidate for management). I end the year 22 pounds lighter than I began it.
Mitt Romney wins a very close election, with Marco Rubio's aggressive outreach efforts in Florida providing the crucial final piece of the electoral puzzle.
Happy New Year, Dark! I hope a few of your predictions are correct!
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:40:34pm |
re: #154 Slumbering Behemoth
Not that I'm aware of. He's held that position since 2003.
But were you moved out of his district? That is what happened to me, as I was close to the previous boundary and the redistricting moved the boundary.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:40:49pm |
re: #150 Gus 802
That's rather unfair to the mentally handicapped. They can't help how they were born, and should not be compared to my jackass of a congressman.
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Kragar Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:40:53pm |
re: #151 freetoken
When you fail, sue to change the rules:
Maybe if they were told the election law was unrepealable?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:42:03pm |
re: #157 freetoken
Oh, sorry. I did not understand your question. Nope, I'm still in his district.
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:42:12pm |
re: #159 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Maybe if they were told the election law was unrepealable?
OH SNAP
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:43:40pm |
re: #151 freetoken
It's the American way. Mishandle a lawnmower and lose some fingers, sue the manufacturer! Burn your mouth on hot coffee, sue the restaurant! Miss filing deadlines, sue the government!
Personal responsibility? Not so much.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:45:01pm |
re: #151 freetoken
When you fail, sue to change the rules:
The AG of the state announced the Old Dominion is likely to change the law. And both Democrats and Republicans in the state support changing the 10,000 signature law. Virginia really doesn't want to see 40% of its presidential delegates voting for Crazy Uncle Ron.
That's also one of my predictions: The threat of Ron Paul having a decent showing or even winning the nomination leads the Republican party to effective run him and his supporters off. His son Rand may leave the GOP in response, but I'm not prepared to make a prediction on that.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:45:16pm |
re: #165 wheatdogg
It's the American way. Mishandle a lawnmower and lose some fingers, sue the manufacturer! Burn your mouth on hot coffee, sue the restaurant! Miss filing deadlines, sue the government!
Personal responsibility? Not so much.
Actually, McDonald's knew that the coffee cup was faulty.
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:45:17pm |
re: #160 Gus 802
Paul won't go further than Iowa. You see, Iowa, is, different.
When you say Iowa is "different", do you mean that they prefer sexual congress with their livestock?
///
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:46:29pm |
My prediction for 2012: Yes, there will be a new version of the iPad.
iPad 3 Rumor Roundup: New Display Tech, Lots of Contradictions
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:46:31pm |
prediction, easy version:
smiley wins the republic party nom, the election is very close, dems gain house seats, at least two WTF things happen, and we end up just as screwed as we always do
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:46:45pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:48:32pm |
re: #168 talon_262
When you say Iowa is "different", do you mean that they prefer sexual congress with their livestock?
///
SMACK!
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:49:41pm |
re: #167 prairiefire
Actually, McDonald's knew that the coffee cup was faulty.
It wasn't necessarily an issue with the cups, but rather the temperature at which McD's corporate told their franchisees and corporate store managers to keep coffee at (at least 30-40 degrees above the industry recommendations). Coffee was kept at damn near boiling...that's what got McD's nailed, and deservedly so.
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:50:27pm |
re: #173 talon_262
I didn't know that part. OK. Scratch the coffee suit from the list.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:50:34pm |
No, seriously, welcome to business ownership.
I've decided to work on rewriting my contract language. Now that I'm in to it the juices are flowing. Two pages have now turned to 4 and I'm sure there will be another full page after formatting.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:50:56pm |
re: #151 freetoken
When you fail, sue to change the rules:
If the judge rules in their favor, is it an activist judge? Or only if s/he doesn't?
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:51:00pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:51:59pm |
re: #175 Gus 802
Gravel hears your plea, and turns his Rocky back upon your cries.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:52:01pm |
McClatchy writers ask the question:
Santorum is peaking in Iowa, but then what? By WILLIAM DOUGLAS AND DAVID LIGHTMAN
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has gone from afterthought to X Factor in the Republican presidential field during the closing days before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses.
Through a combination of relentless campaigning, misfortune falling upon some of his GOP rivals, and a still-unsettled electorate, Santorum has risen from being a single-digit bottom-dweller to a third-place contender with aspirations of surprising front-runners Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on caucus night.
A new Des Moines Register Iowa poll dramatically illustrated Santorum's potential. Romney led the survey, taken Tuesday through Friday, with 24 percent of likely caucus-goers. Paul was second at 22 percent, followed by Santorum at 15.
But results from Thursday and Friday showed a Santorum surge. Romney still led with 24 percent, but Santorum had vaulted into second at 21 percent, followed by Paul at 18. But can the Santorum surge last?
In this topsy-turvy campaign in which six candidates have taken turns at the top, nobody knows for sure. But the conservative ex-senator is clearly enjoying the new attention after spending most of the year stumping through the Hawkeye State in near obscurity. "If we do well here we get on the national stage," Santorum told McClatchy Newspapers as he hosted an Iowa State-Rutgers University football game viewing party Friday at a restaurant in Ames, Iowa.
What a difference a bump in the polls makes. An NBC News/Marist College poll released Friday showed Santorum in third place at 15 percent among likely Republican caucus-goers, placing him behind Romney at 23 percent and Paul at 21 percent. Fifteen percent might not seem like a big number, but it's a long way up from the 6 percent Santorum registered in a similar Marist survey in early December. More importantly, Santorum has clawed his way past former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who represented Georgia and whose numbers are fading under a barrage of negative attack ads, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who's struggling to regain the confidence of caucus goers after his poor performances in televised debates. "He's been slowly building a grassroots following," said Craig Robinson, editor of the Iowa Republican, a GOP newsletter. "He has the ability to challenge Ron Paul and Mitt Romney on caucus night. He's had quite a week.
He's won the battle of the news cycle every night." Robinson said Santorum's new status is a testament to his old-school campaign doggedness - he's held over 350 town hall meetings and visited all of Iowa's 99 counties at least once - and his appeal to Iowa's evangelical and Christian conservative Republicans, who've been shopping for a candidate to rally around. Gingrich's drop has also prompted some Iowans to give Santorum a second look. "He getting that second wave, the splash created by the Gingrich collapse in the never-ending search by Republican conservatives for who's an acceptable conservative," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
There are no questions about Santorum's conservative credentials.
[...]
Santorum is the Religious Right's last hope. I can easily see them rallying around him for the rest of the campaign season.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:52:44pm |
re: #179 Slumbering Behemoth
Gravel hears your plea, and turns his Rocky back upon your cries.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:53:29pm |
re: #180 freetoken
And like Huckabee before him...
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:53:45pm |
BTW Gus, a good OWS laugh today. I drove by a luxury development, one where I work quite regularly. Probably 70% of my work in the last 7 years has been there.
The OWS people finally figured out that they should demonstrate there instead of in town where the rest of the 99% live. At least a 100 people there, not a bad gathering.
They were gone by lunch, probably since they were on a highway I assume.
But damn if it didn't give me a good chuckle.
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:54:24pm |
re: #180 freetoken
McClatchy writers ask the question:
Santorum is peaking in Iowa, but then what? By WILLIAM DOUGLAS AND DAVID LIGHTMAN
Santorum is the Religious Right's last hope. I can easily see them rallying around him for the rest of the campaign season.
Because he's PURE...and unencumbered by things like being a Mormon, having published a bigoted newsletter, or having boobs/a vagina.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:55:16pm |
re: #185 talon_262
Because he's PURE...and unencumbered by things like being a Mormon, having published a bigoted newsletter, or having boobs/a vagina.
The man's so "pure," he wouldn't look out of place on the stage in full Puritan apparel.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:56:16pm |
re: #186 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
The man's so "pure," he wouldn't look out of place on the stage in full Puritan apparel.
Wouldn't dressing as Lord Baltimore be more appropriate in his case?
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:56:43pm |
re: #173 talon_262
It wasn't necessarily an issue with the cups, but rather the temperature at which McD's corporate told their franchisees and corporate store managers to keep coffee at (at least 30-40 degrees above the industry recommendations). Coffee was kept at damn near boiling...that's what got McD's nailed, and deservedly so.
There's a whooooole lot more to that case than most people have ever heard.
Stella Liebeck of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was in the passenger seat of her grandson's car when she was severely burned by McDonalds' coffee in February 1992. Liebeck, 79 at the time, ordered coffee that was served in a styrofoam cup at the drivethrough window of a local McDonalds.
After receiving the order, the grandson pulled his car forward and stopped momentarily so that Liebeck could add cream and sugar to her coffee. (Critics of civil justice, who have pounced on this case, often charge that Liebeck was driving the car or that the vehicle was in motion when she spilled the coffee; neither is true.) Liebeck placed the cup between her knees and attempted to remove the plastic lid from the cup. As she removed the lid, the entire contents of the cup spilled into her lap.
The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin. A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting. Liebeck, who also underwent debridement treatments, sought to settle her claim for $20,000, but McDonalds refused.
During discovery, McDonalds produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1992. Some claims involved third-degree burns substantially similar to Liebecks. This history documented McDonalds' knowledge about the extent and nature of this hazard.
McDonalds also said during discovery that, based on a consultants advice, it held its coffee at between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit to maintain optimum taste. He admitted that he had not evaluated the safety ramifications at this temperature. Other establishments sell coffee at substantially lower temperatures, and coffee served at home is generally 135 to 140 degrees.
Further, McDonalds' quality assurance manager testified that the company actively enforces a requirement that coffee be held in the pot at 185 degrees, plus or minus five degrees. He also testified that a burn hazard exists with any food substance served at 140 degrees or above, and that McDonalds coffee, at the temperature at which it was poured into styrofoam cups, was not fit for consumption because it would burn the mouth and throat. The quality assurance manager admitted that burns would occur, but testified that McDonalds had no intention of reducing the "holding temperature" of its coffee.
Plaintiffs' expert, a scholar in thermodynamics applied to human skin burns, testified that liquids, at 180 degrees, will cause a full thickness burn to human skin in two to seven seconds. Other testimony showed that as the temperature decreases toward 155 degrees, the extent of the burn relative to that temperature decreases exponentially. Thus, if Liebeck's spill had involved coffee at 155 degrees, the liquid would have cooled and given her time to avoid a serious burn.
Haven't actually seen that doc yet, but I want to.
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:57:02pm |
prediction, speculative version:
smiley ends up chuckling nervously on the podium while baggers stage a raucous anti oatmeal demonstration during the convention, several 3rd party candidates rise and fall in the polls, newt makes a startlingly bitter and childish remark about smiley, suits and dresses make a comeback with young folk, who declare that just because fox nudes calls them "young neo-conservatives" that doesn't mean they're voting republican fercrissakes, rubio and christie suffer deflations, and we end up just as screwed as we always do
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:57:47pm |
re: #186 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
The man's so "pure," he wouldn't look out of place on the stage in full Puritan apparel.
Puritans: Before country/cowboy fashion had big belt buckles and hats, we had them first.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:58:15pm |
re: #184 BigPapa
Have the resorts (Mauna Kea?) that had earthquake damage opened back up?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:00:01pm |
re: #188 negativ
Geez. I've spilled hot, homemade coffee on my crotch before, and though painful I did not sustain the damage that woman had. That's an irresponsible temperature.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:01:21pm |
re: #186 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
The man's so "pure," he wouldn't look out of place on the stage in full Puritan apparel.
In his case, that's actually somewhat fair. The man is very old-fashioned, but other than AGW he's not aggressively ignorant like Bachmann nor an isolationist like Ron Paul. And he is capable of caring, as shown by his staunch support of President Bush's anti-AIDS programs in Africa even after coming under anti-foreign-aid fire. So yes, the Puritan image can work with Rick Santorum.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:03:36pm |
re: #193 prairiefire
Have the resorts (Mauna Kea?) that had earthquake damage opened back up?
Oh yeah, Mauna Kea opened earlier this year after substantial work. I was there yesterday.
But the Japan Tsunami hammered Kona Village and now they closed down. But they had been planning on a shutdown/revamp for a few years, the tsunami really made them act. I hope that place opens back up, it's got that old school village feel even if it's a little shi shi.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:07:24pm |
re: #197 BigPapa
So many locals depend on those big resorts for work. I'm glad the Mauna Kea re-opened.
Those colors are so vivid! Hawaii is like real life on acid./
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:07:26pm |
re: #197 BigPapa
Oh yeah, Mauna Kea opened earlier this year after substantial work. I was there yesterday.
But the Japan Tsunami hammered Kona Village and now they closed down. But they had been planning on a shutdown/revamp for a few years, the tsunami really made them act. I hope that place opens back up, it's got that old school village feel even if it's a little shi shi.
"shi shi"?
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:08:42pm |
re: #198 Gus 802
The biggest ego wins.
If that were true, we'd end up with President Newt Gingrich. How would that strike you?
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:09:17pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:09:31pm |
re: #201 Gus 802
Leaving the rest of us flipping our ids.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:10:28pm |
re: #204 Slumbering Behemoth
Leaving the rest of us flipping our ids.
Just slap a cape on the big ego, and change it to a Superego. Then it'll fly away.
/Freudian Humor
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:11:47pm |
under president smiley
federal law will require mashed potatoes made from a mix at every meal
rock n roll and hip hop will lose their beats, and dancing anything more subversive than the two-step will become physically impossible
cars will grow tail fins ans chrome grills in protest against their insufferably fuel efficiency minded parents and hang out in parking lots smoking leaded gas
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:12:23pm |
re: #206 engineer dog
under president smiley
federal law will require mashed potatoes made from a mix at every meal
rock n roll and hip hop will lose their beats, and dancing anything more subversive than the two-step will become physically impossible
cars will grow tail fins ans chrome grills in protest against their insufferably fuel efficiency minded parents and hang out in parking lots smoking leaded gas
Who is 'smiley'?
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:15:16pm |
re: #185 talon_262
Because he's PURE...and unencumbered by things like being a Mormon, having published a bigoted newsletter, or having boobs/a vagina.
He is a Catholic, but that doesn't seem to matter so much anymore.
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:15:39pm |
re: #207 Dark_Falcon
Who is 'smiley'?
Smiley McOatmeal? he's running for president & i'll give you three guesses & the first two don't count
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:18:03pm |
re: #208 SanFranciscoZionist
Not with two mormons in the fray. Catholics are tolerable under those circumstances.
Just once I'd like to see a Jewish person run for POTUS, just to see how committed these evangelical bigots are to their supposed "Judeo-Christian" values.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:18:23pm |
Democrats that are afraid of Republicans have no place in politics. BRB.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:19:48pm |
re: #210 Slumbering Behemoth
Not with two mormons in the fray. Catholics are tolerable under those circumstances.
Just once I'd like to see a Jewish person run for POTUS, just to see how committed these evangelical bigots are to their supposed "Judeo-Christian" values.
The main thing that came up endlessly when Lieberman was running for Veep was "But what about Shabbat?"
So he explained.
"But what if the president needed to do some emergency thing on Shabbat?"
"Then he would do it."
"But what about Shabbat?"
Of course, he wasn't running GOP.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:19:59pm |
re: #211 Gus 802
Especially when it comes to this current crop of nincompoops. We need two strong parties, not a gun shy party and a bat shit crazy party.
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:21:01pm |
smiley
in the interest of even handedness when it comes to puerile nicknames, i'll dub our current commander in chief Earnest McPlatitude
(not making any friends at this rate...)
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:22:43pm |
re: #209 engineer dog
Smiley McOatmeal? he's running for president & i'll give you three guesses & the first two don't count
Please don't primarily refer to Romney with that kind of hostile nickname. Otherwise I'll have to go back to calling Obama 'Obambi' just to balance things out. I'd rather just call both of those fellows by their normal names, I really would.
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:25:24pm |
Happy New Year, from a new member. It was a gift from my cousin who thought I ought to join up. Is there a way to change my nic to Capt.Kuhn?
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:25:31pm |
re: #213 Slumbering Behemoth
Especially when it comes to this current crop of nincompoops. We need two strong parties, not a gun shy party and a bat shit crazy party.
Yep. There is no loss. If you have loss? Well, you've already been losing it.
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:26:38pm |
re: #215 Dark_Falcon
Please don't primarily refer to Romney with that kind of hostile nickname. Otherwise I'll have to go back to calling Obama 'Obambi' just to balance things out. I'd rather just call both of those fellows by their normal names, I really would.
(melodramatic sigh)
jeepers, dad, doesn't a feller ever get to have fun??
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:27:16pm |
re: #217 Gus 802
That one went right over my head, but I assume you are already into your cups.
Please Gus, allow me some time to catch up. I'm drinking as fast as I can.
;)
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:27:34pm |
re: #200 Dark_Falcon
"shi shi"?
I gotta watch it. Shi Shi means bathroom here in localese.... I meant fu fu, as in high faluting money wastin.
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Olsonist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:27:42pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:28:03pm |
re: #216 captaincoon
Happy New Year, from a new member. It was a gift from my cousin who thought I ought to join up. Is there a way to change my nic to Capt.Kuhn?
Hello. Probably, from what I've heard, your best bet is to reregister under the new name. Is reg open?
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:28:51pm |
re: #220 Slumbering Behemoth
That one went right over my head, but I assume you are already into your cups.
Please Gus, allow me some time to catch up. I'm drinking as fast as I can.
;)
Hey. All you have to do is get Glenn Greenwald to accept climate change and everyone will just be quiet. I think that already happened.
Derp.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:29:03pm |
re: #222 Olsonist
That's ok but if I call Rick Santorum, Santorum, a lot of people are going to be just rolling on the floor.
That's because he pissed off Dan Savage. You don't want to piss off Dan Savage.
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engineer cat Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:30:17pm |
smiley & earnest geez these are gonna be some booorrring debates ok time for me go to the new years party and be irresponsible kthxbai, laters, happy new year lizarderati!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:31:13pm |
re: #219 engineer dog
I kind of agree with DF on this, but not adamantly so.
It's just, whenever I feel the need to increase my blood pressure, I turn on Mark Levin's radio show, and that's all that fucker does. "Obambi" this and "Hitlery" that, with several "Repubics" thrown in for good measure. And I think to myself "I don't want to sound like that asshole".
Not that you sound like him. You certainly don't. I'm just sayin'.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:31:25pm |
re: #219 engineer dog
(melodramatic sigh)
jeepers, dad, doesn't a feller ever get to have fun??
Sure son, but when you use a hostile nickname all the time to describe a political figure, it makes those who are likely to support that person feel annoyed and not really welcome. Better to just use the person's name if they're not a nutjob. Remember what your mother told you: A little niceness goes a long way. :D
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:32:09pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:32:31pm |
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Ben G. Hazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:33:49pm |
re: #215 Dark_Falcon
Please don't primarily refer to Romney with that kind of hostile nickname. Otherwise I'll have to go back to calling Obama 'Obambi' just to balance things out. I'd rather just call both of those fellows by their normal names, I really would.
Umm, I believe he's referring to Newt as Smiley McOatmeal.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:34:06pm |
re: #229 Dark_Falcon
And on the flip side, I don't find "smiley" as a nickname hostile at all. Maybe not meant in a friendly way, but I'm not reading hostile out of it.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:34:39pm |
re: #230 Gus 802
I'm so glad we didn't face WWII with this generation.
"You expect me to kill Nazis without getting my grande non-fat caramel macchiato?!"
//
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:34:42pm |
re: #230 Gus 802
I'm so glad we didn't face WWII with this generation.
Our winning WWII is part of how we got to having weaker generations. We thought we'd cemented our place at the top, but it don't work like that.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:36:16pm |
re: #233 talon_262
Umm, I believe he's referring to Newt as Smiley McOatmeal.
Newt's too dramatic for that nickname to work. "Oatmeal" doesn't work is the person is a drama queen.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:36:20pm |
re: #231 freetoken
re: #226 Gus 802
[Link: www.babylon.com...]
I would have rather died in vein. There's no reason to die anymore. And that says something. Not worth it. Let it roll.
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Lidane Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:37:07pm |
If Romney is the nominee: Obama wins in a fairly narrow election, 51.5% - 48.5%
If anyone else is the nominee: Obama wins by a much wider margin after the rest of the country sees the utter fail that is the 2012 GOP.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:37:54pm |
re: #238 Gus 802
I think I replied to you accidently - I was attempting to reply to SFO's post and the Spy scrolled by too quickly.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:38:33pm |
re: #230 Gus 802
If they can't handle the pepper spray, they certainly couldn't have handled the mustard gas.
/what's with naming these noxious things after delicious condiments, btw?
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:40:23pm |
re: #223 SanFranciscoZionist
TY. I'm not sure how to do that, or if it's worth the bother. In any case, I would not have picked that nickname for obvious reasons. Guess I'll live with it for now.
We've got some guests here, so I'll log back in tomorrow.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:40:28pm |
re: #239 Lidane
A sado-masochistic part of me wants to see a Bachmann/Palin campaign.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:40:30pm |
I think Patti LaBelle did a better job with the concept:
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Olsonist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:41:46pm |
re: #236 Dark_Falcon
Our winning WWII is part of how we got to having weaker generations. We thought we'd cemented our place at the top, but it don't work like that.
I would interpret that as the operational anti-definition of American Exceptionalism. American Exceptionalism says some non-sense about what we are. The Can Do Generation just did it and they did it coming out of the Great Depression.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:42:47pm |
re: #241 Slumbering Behemoth
If they can't handle the pepper spray, they certainly couldn't have handled the mustard gas.
/what's with naming these noxious things after delicious condiments, btw?
You're think of WWI. The only Americans who suffered from mustard gas in WWII were the victims of American gas bombs that were detonated when the ship carrying them was bombed by the Luftwaffe in Bari Harbor.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:43:00pm |
re: #241 Slumbering Behemoth
If they can't handle the pepper spray, they certainly couldn't have handled the mustard gas.
/what's with naming these noxious things after delicious condiments, btw?
It's New Years. I'm getting hammered. It's tradition no? No wait. I'm supposed to be eating vegetables and praying to Gaia and recharging my batteries. to my 40,000 dollar electric car. I keep forgetting. Then there's my 5'-10" trophy wife and the million dollar home I'm inheriting while speaking for the disenfranchised. Damn it all.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:45:32pm |
re: #246 Dark_Falcon
Actually, the Japanese used it during WWII, just not against the western allies for fear of recrimination.
And besides, I was going for a condiment as horrible weapon type joke. No need for historical accuracy in a joke.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:45:43pm |
I'm ringing in the new year...then dropping dead right afterwards. My mental bandwidth is fast running out.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:47:00pm |
And I swear to Gravel I will lose my shit if some asshole develops a "Horseradish Bomb".
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:47:42pm |
re: #249 Slumbering Behemoth
Actually, the Japanese used it during WWII, just not against the western allies for fear of recrimination.
And besides, I was going for a condiment as horrible weapon type joke. No need for historical accuracy in a joke.
I'm an accuracy fanatic. It's largely hereditary in my family. Like the song Lady Gaga just finished singing in Times Square says, I was born this way.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:47:46pm |
If you're scared of Romney you have no business being a part of the next election.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:48:49pm |
re: #247 Gus 802
I keep forgetting you're a time zone ahead of me. I need to move quick.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:48:57pm |
re: #256 Gus 802
If you're scared of Romney you have no business being a part of the next election.
Fear the Fred!
///
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:49:51pm |
re: #260 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Fear the Fred!
///
I'm laughing here. Seriously man. No dweebs.
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:51:03pm |
re: #261 Gus 802
I'm laughing here. Seriously man. No dweebs.
There's still some humor left in me, though it's fading fast. 10 minutes to go...then sleep, perchance to dream.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:51:25pm |
And I will eat souls, souls I tell you, if someone weaponizes garlic.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:51:48pm |
re: #249 Slumbering Behemoth
Actually, the Japanese used it during WWII, just not against the western allies for fear of
recriminationretaliation.And besides, I was going for a condiment as horrible weapon type joke. No need for historical accuracy in a joke.
Fixed. The Japanese did not fear condemnation by foreigners, which is what recrimination would mean. What they did fear was retaliation-in-kind if they used chemical weapons on US or UK troops. Japan was not able to provide adequate chemical-protective gear to its troops and knew it. So they refrained from using mustard gas against the British or Americans, because they knew they would get the worst of the exchange.
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:52:10pm |
re: #263 Slumbering Behemoth
And I will eat souls, souls I tell you, if someone weaponizes garlic.
Got Jr. Brown on. Sup.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:52:39pm |
re: #263 Slumbering Behemoth
And I will eat souls, souls I tell you, if someone weaponizes garlic.
Souls taste best if seasoned with sage and tyme.
/
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:53:09pm |
re: #263 Slumbering Behemoth
And I will eat souls, souls I tell you, if someone weaponizes garlic.
What, you would leave us unprepared for the coming of the vampire hordes?
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:53:10pm |
Pretty amazing how that put you guys in your place.
I'm laughing here. I won't say anything.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:54:20pm |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
Irregardless of that fact...
holy shit, that even passes the spellcheck. I'm gonna go cry now.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:55:37pm |
re: #268 Gus 802
Jebus Gus, you're not even giving me half a chance to catch up. :(
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 8:58:54pm |
re: #264 Dark_Falcon
Anyway, despite your pedantry, the Japanese, for all intensive purposes...
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:01:02pm |
re: #270 Slumbering Behemoth
Jebus Gus, you're not even giving me half a chance to catch up. :(
He with the biggest balls in the end wins. Sorry but that's just how it is. And right now? I have the biggest balls. Got any questions Happy New Year, Merry Christmas and all that? Thwack. Thwack. Thwack!
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:01:24pm |
Well, here we are, 2012...guess it's time to strap in and get ready for the ride.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:01:36pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:02:00pm |
re: #273 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
TIME LORD!!! TIME LORD!!!
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:02:20pm |
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:02:44pm |
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
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Gus Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:03:19pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
You there!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:03:50pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
ANOTHER TIME LORD!!! ANOTHER TIME LORD!!!
Where are the Daleks when you need them?
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:04:48pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
Welcome back, Lizard.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:04:53pm |
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:05:15pm |
re: #280 SanFranciscoZionist
Thanks! Good to be back.
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:05:58pm |
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Targetpractice Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:07:41pm |
Alright, enough merriment, sleep awaits. If I should not return, tell future generations that my last words were deep and witty.
BBL
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:08:23pm |
re: #284 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Alright, enough merriment, sleep awaits. If I should not return, tell future generations that my last words were deep and witty.
BBL
Derp and shitty. Got it. Sleep well.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:09:27pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
Well, thank goodness you're back!
and Happy New Year to you.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:11:46pm |
I'm going on the radio now, WMCA 570AM NYC.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:13:15pm |
re: #288 Alouette
I'm going on the radio now, WMCA 570AM NYC.
Ah, I was trying to listen earlier, but the dude on the air was speaking a totally different language than I do. Sorry, I'm not Jewish.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:14:51pm |
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:16:46pm |
re: #290 Dark_Falcon
Still as curious as ever! ;)
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:17:35pm |
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Romantic Heretic Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:20:17pm |
A Happy New Year to all the lizards. I hope the coming year isn't as 'interesting' as the last.
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Daniel Ballard Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:21:44pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
Happy New Year CL!
That's from me and Dragon_Lady of course.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:24:43pm |
re: #294 Rightwingconspirator
Happy New Year CL!
That's from me and Dragon_Lady of course.
Thanks! I hope the two of you are having a great time.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:26:23pm |
re: #288 Alouette
I'm going on the radio now, WMCA 570AM NYC.
Good luck, and remember children (of the night) are listening.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:27:20pm |
I gave my presentation, now others on the panel are speaking.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:30:32pm |
re: #300 Alouette
I gave my presentation, now others on the panel are speaking.
I am certain you knocked it out of the park. You know your stuff and your confidence shows that.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:31:01pm |
re: #272 Gus 802
He with the biggest balls in the end wins. Sorry but that's just how it is. And right now? I have the biggest balls. Got any questions Happy New Year, Merry Christmas and all that? Thwack. Thwack. Thwack!
How did I miss this opportunity?
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:33:24pm |
I was talking about Mea Shearim and what it was like 40 years ago when I first came to Israel. I took the bus and sat in front and NOBODY raised a voice to me, I was warmly welcomed. As a result of that I joined the community and had 9 children, and 29 grandchildren, none of that would have happened if I had been yelled at and humiliated. 38 Jewish souls would have been ABORTED.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:34:09pm |
Oy, my son just called all teary saying how much he loves me and promising to come visit this year.
I guess I have to stop guilt tripping him about how there's there'll be plenty of time to come visit me in the cemetery when I'm dead. Poor kid—his heart's in the right place. Now I feel bad.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:35:19pm |
re: #300 Alouette
Shit. Did I miss it, or is there a time delay or something going on.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:35:51pm |
Sadly, its already time for our first horror story of the new year:
A teenage Afghan girl was brutally tortured, beaten and locked in a toilet by her husband's family for five months after she refused to become a prostitute, it emerged today.
Sahar Gul, 15, was in critical condition when she was rescued from a house in northern Baghlan province last week, after her neighbours reported hearing Miss Gul crying and moaning in pain.
According to police in Baghlan, her in-laws pulled out her nails and hair, and locked her in a dark basement bathroom for about five months, with barely enough food and water to survive.
Her husband's family also burned the teenager with cigarettes and cut out chunks of her flesh with pliers.
Despite being barely able to speak, Miss Gul managed to tell media about the terrifying ordeal.
'For several months I was locked up in a toilet by my in-laws and particularly my mother-in-law,' she said.
'I was denied food and water. I was tortured and beaten.'
Doctors say the youngster has suffered both mentally and physically and will need weeks of treatment in order to recover.
'She was married seven months ago, and was originally from Badakhshan province. Her in-laws tried to force her into prostitution to earn money,' Rahima Zarifi, head of women's affairs in Baghlan told Reuters.
I know rot like this exists in the world, have known it for many years. But it still sickens me to see it. I hope the people who did this to her are all hanged together. Scum like that shouldn't be breathing.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:36:25pm |
re: #303 Alouette
I was going to listen to you, but 15 seconds into the program the phone rang.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:36:39pm |
re: #305 Slumbering Behemoth
Shit. Did I miss it, or is there a time delay or something going on.
They're broadcasting the news now. There are two other panel members who are giving their presentations and then they will take calls.
I just want to go to sleep.
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:36:44pm |
Happy new years lizards..We keep rolling to the future with no idea where we will end in the dense fog of time...
I wish you all the best for 2012
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:37:25pm |
re: #309 HoosierHoops
Happy New Year, HH!
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:37:57pm |
I put my phone on speaker, easier than holding it to my ear.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:38:47pm |
re: #303 Alouette
I was talking about Mea Shearim and what it was like 40 years ago when I first came to Israel. I took the bus and sat in front and NOBODY raised a voice to me, I was warmly welcomed. As a result of that I joined the community and had 9 children, and 29 grandchildren, none of that would have happened if I had been yelled at and humiliated. 38 Jewish souls would have been ABORTED.
And the haters would still not have cared. All they care about is getting their way. Those sorts of ultra-religious social control types are simply tyrants.
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Daniel Ballard Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:40:31pm |
re: #298 CuriousLurker
We are. Champagne, some chocolate cake... Of course it's still early here in SoCal.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:41:16pm |
re: #312 Dark_Falcon
And the haters would still not have cared. All they care about is getting their way. Those sorts of ultra-religious social control types are simply tyrants.
But nearly the whole Jewish world is speaking out against this bunch, and hearing Alouette's story gives more courage and strength to that speaking out.
Kol ha kavod, Babushka!
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:43:13pm |
re: #306 Dark_Falcon
And this incident is just the tip of the iceberg. No one deserves that kind of abuse, and I find it hard to believe any believer in any religion could condone it.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:43:20pm |
re: #313 Rightwingconspirator
Ah, right. I forgot you guys are in a different time zone. Chocolate cake nom, nom...
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:43:44pm |
re: #314 SanFranciscoZionist
But nearly the whole Jewish world is speaking out against this bunch, and hearing Alouette's story gives more courage and strength to that speaking out.
Kol ha kavod, Babushka!
The other woman participant on the panel tried to blame "baalei tshuva" AND THEIR OFFSPRING for the extremism, which is stupid in my opinion. That in itself is a form of bigotry. My kids are by no means "more extreme" than I am, but I did allow all of them to make their own choices about their level of observance.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:45:11pm |
re: #314 SanFranciscoZionist
But nearly the whole Jewish world is speaking out against this bunch, and hearing Alouette's story gives more courage and strength to that speaking out.
Kol ha kavod, Babushka!
It's good you guys are trying to nip it in the bud early, because we can assure you that ignoring it won't make it go away.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:46:34pm |
re: #317 Alouette
The other woman participant on the panel tried to blame "baalei tshuva" AND THEIR OFFSPRING for the extremism, which is stupid in my opinion. That in itself is a form of bigotry. My kids are by no means "more extreme" than I am, but I did allow all of them to make their own choices about their level of observance.
How many of the Toldot Aharon or Neturei Karta people are baalei teshuva?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:47:03pm |
re: #318 BigPapa
And no al pastor? Double fuck that.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:47:30pm |
re: #318 BigPapa
It never ceases to amaze me how people who are targets of bigotry themselves will sometimes jump right in and do the same to others. Go figure.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:47:52pm |
re: #320 SanFranciscoZionist
How many of the Toldot Aharon or Neturei Karta people are baalei teshuva?
What does "baalei teshuva" mean?
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:48:12pm |
re: #320 SanFranciscoZionist
How many of the Toldot Aharon or Neturei Karta people are baalei teshuva?
I would guess none. Most of the baalei teshuva from my generation became Breslover, Zedushka and I became Chabad.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:49:02pm |
re: #323 Dark_Falcon
What does "baalei teshuva" mean?
Someone who was not raised in an observant family, who chose to become observant as an adult.
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:49:22pm |
re: #313 Rightwingconspirator
We are. Champagne, some chocolate cake... Of course it's still early here in SoCal.
Happy New year.. Coldplay is just ripping it up on the New years eve special from Austin City..Usually all the specials sound like sh*t... ( really surprised Dick Clark is still around )
For example..I'll be at the Super bowl in Indy and the act this year is Madonna..Every year the Superbowl picks an act 20-30 years past their prime...I'd like to see 3 doors down or Train or anybody not a member of AARP play..
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:50:08pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:50:14pm |
re: #323 Dark_Falcon
What does "baalei teshuva" mean?
Jews who became Orthodox, after growing up secular, or not very observant.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:50:55pm |
re: #324 Alouette
I would guess none. Most of the baalei teshuva from my generation became Breslover, Zedushka and I became Chabad.
That's what I would figure. BTs don't go to groups like that, they gravitate to Chassidic groups that are welcoming.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:51:53pm |
re: #318 BigPapa
And we inexplicably can't seem to keep a decent taqueria in my neck of the woods.
I am depress.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:55:12pm |
re: #322 CuriousLurker
It never ceases to amaze me how people who are targets of bigotry themselves will sometimes jump right in and do the same to others. Go figure.
He seems like an old fellow. Likely grew up knowing little about Islam, only to have to burst into his consciousness via terrorism late in life. In a case like that, you can see how someone could be hostile to what he likely sees as a foreign and dangerous force in his community.
Also, signs like that might have a planned secondary effect of mollifying wingnuts to the Latinos hoisting said signs, or at least to aim anger away from Latinos.
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Daniel Ballard Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:55:31pm |
re: #326 HoosierHoops
LOL@NFL! Those jokers get nothin' from this LA native. Have a great time and a fine year.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:55:53pm |
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:56:05pm |
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:56:14pm |
re: #330 Slumbering Behemoth
And we inexplicably can't seem to keep a decent taqueria in my neck of the woods.
I am depress.
We have few good places here and my favorite one got me really sick a few months ago. I otherwise have an iron stomach.
The next time I went in I ordered extra tequila to help fight off any possible bacterial reactions.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:56:22pm |
re: #277 CuriousLurker
Woohoo, my self-imposed exile is over!
Well, 2010 just rolled in here on the East Cost coast, so Happy New Year!
E gad, CL—2010?? O_o
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:57:05pm |
re: #333 freetoken
The obvious "fakeposters[dot]com" would suggest so.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:58:42pm |
re: #335 wheatdogg
Any relation to Baal? Serious question.
Yes, etymologically. It means, literally, "masters of return", in the sense that "master" is used to mean someone who can do, or accomplishes something.
It also means 'husband', and something like 'lord'. The deity name is the same word.
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Vicious Babushka Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:59:47pm |
re: #335 wheatdogg
Any relation to Baal? Serious question.
The word "baal" in Hebrew means "master." "Baal teshuva" means literally "master of repentance" but in common usage refers to a person who became religious as an adult.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 9:59:57pm |
re: #339 SanFranciscoZionist
Yes, etymologically. It means, literally, "master of return", in the sense that "master" is used to mean someone who can do, or accomplishes something.
It also means 'husband', and something like 'lord'. The deity name is the same word.
You can also translate 'baal teshuva' (the singular), as meaning 'master of repentance'.
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:00:17pm |
re: #339 SanFranciscoZionist
Cool. I guessed there was. Thanks.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:00:21pm |
re: #333 freetoken
Isn't it a fake poster?
I don't believe the old guy is actually Mexican, he merely just wrote 'No Mas' on it for any number of reasons (Tex/Southwest/CA).
But it allowed the joke poster.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:00:56pm |
re: #331 Dark_Falcon
He seems like an old fellow. Likely grew up knowing little about Islam, only to have to burst into his consciousness via terrorism late in life. In a case like that, you can see how someone could be hostile to what he likely sees as a foreign and dangerous force in his community.
Also, signs like that might have a planned secondary effect of mollifying wingnuts to the Latinos hoisting said signs, or at least to aim anger away from Latinos.
I can't argue with that, especially the first part. I think there are a lot of folks whose awareness of Islam started on 9/11. A lot of people have gotten past the worst of their feelings, but I think some never will.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:01:22pm |
And now the year changes here in Chicagoland. Happy New Year!
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:02:03pm |
re: #339 SanFranciscoZionist
Yes, etymologically. It means, literally, "masters of return", in the sense that "master" is used to mean someone who can do, or accomplishes something.
It also means 'husband', and something like 'lord'. The deity name is the same word.
I'm sorry, this is totally unclear. "Baal" by itself also means 'husband'.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:02:09pm |
1200 here in CST, and most of the idiots around had exhausted their fireworks. Happy New Year, all
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:02:11pm |
Happy New Year, lizards! Lots of fireworks going off around here.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:02:22pm |
Woo hoo!
I got 4 more hours. But my biggest dilemma: syrah or sauvingon blanc?
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BongCrodny Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:02:50pm |
I predict I'm going to have post number 350 in this thread.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:03:01pm |
re: #348 prairiefire
Happy New Year, lizards! Lots of fireworks going off around here.
They're just getting warmed up here. The locals looove the pyro.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:03:25pm |
re: #343 BigPapa
I don't believe the old guy is actually Mexican, he merely just wrote 'No Mas' on it for any number of reasons (Tex/Southwest/CA).
But it allowed the joke poster.
Yeah, he doesn't look hispanic, but then there are lots of "white" Mexicans. As a kid in TX, it freaked me the hell out the first time I ran across some. I had no idea, LOL.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:05:28pm |
re: #344 CuriousLurker
I can't argue with that, especially the first part. I think there are a lot of folks whose awareness of Islam started on 9/11. A lot of people have gotten past the worst of their feelings, but I think some never will.
I think that I would have fallen for the Anti-Islam DERP! had I not taken classes on Middle Eastern and Islamic history in College. Thankfully, I had the foresight to take those classes, and so was not 'caught cold'. Being able to analyze some of what is going on yourself has a strong calming effect.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:05:34pm |
re: #336 BigPapa
I am honestly baffled, dude. I live in the Central Valley of California. Full of farm land, and thus, full of immigrant farm laborers.
But all the good, authentic taquerias have either sold to crappier ones, or have become pet stores or something.
When I lived in the bay area, I could throw a rock from my house and hit at least three bad-ass taquerias in a single toss.
I've started making my own asada tacos at home, it's gotten that bad. Most of the reasonably priced Mexican joints in my area are like Denny's doing mexican food. Good, but this guerro can do better.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:07:36pm |
re: #353 Dark_Falcon
I think that I would have fallen for the Anti-Islam DERP! had I not taken classes on Middle Eastern and Islamic history in College. Thankfully, I had the foresight to take those classes, and so was not 'caught cold'. Being able to analyze some of what is going on yourself has a strong calming effect.
That's interesting. I never would've guessed you'd taken those classes. Good on you for being informed.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:08:10pm |
re: #351 BigPapa
I was curious, do you have any native Hawaiian heritage?
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wheat-dogghazi Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:09:08pm |
re: #353 Dark_Falcon
I had the benefit of having Muslim roommates in college, a Turk and a Pakistani. I got to listen to a lot of debates about the future of Islam in a modern world.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:09:32pm |
re: #354 Slumbering Behemoth
That's sad man. I grew up in Dublin, but lived in Fremont, San Jose, and worked on the south peninsula. Good Mex was all over.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:09:44pm |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:11:39pm |
re: #359 CuriousLurker
Actually, "guerro" is a derogatory, racist slur for my kind. I like yours better.
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:11:42pm |
re: #356 prairiefire
I was curious, do you have any native Hawaiian heritage?
Nope. I'm a Euro Mutt from the Bay Area, transplanted in 2004. Local speak translation for that would be 'poi dog.' Totally Haole. My wife is Filipino from Hilo, so I'm sorta 'half local by marriage.'
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:13:17pm |
re: #358 BigPapa
I lived in the Shoreview area of San Mateo. Semi-rough hood, but bad-ass taquerias. I miss it sometimes. Not the 'hood, but the food.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:13:34pm |
re: #362 BigPapa
Nope. I'm a Euro Mutt from the Bay Area, transplanted in 2004. Local speak translation for that would be 'poi dog.' Totally Haole. My wife is Filipino from Hilo, so I'm sorta 'half local by marriage.'
My late MIL, my husband's mom's partner, was part Hawaiian. She performed a hula for us at our wedding. It was...amazing.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:17:16pm |
re: #362 BigPapa
Nope. I'm a Euro Mutt from the Bay Area, transplanted in 2004. Local speak translation for that would be 'poi dog.' Totally Haole. My wife is Filipino from Hilo, so I'm sorta 'half local by marriage.'
I think there's a name for my husband, being his folks grew up on the islands but he was raised on the mainland. His cousin couldn't remember what it was. I'm the Haole bride. My husband said "how does it feel to be the minority for once?"
It is such a rich melting pot of culture.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:18:15pm |
re: #365 prairiefire
My hubby is Japanese American, not Hawaiian.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:18:54pm |
re: #361 Slumbering Behemoth
Actually, "guerro" is a derogatory, racist slur for my kind. I like yours better.
I've never seen that spelling before, but, yeah, it depends on how you say it. Used amongst latinos it's pretty much always a term of endearment. Ditto for the diminutive, which is why I used it. ;)
"Gabacho" is the term I've never heard used in a positive way. IIRC, it's a pejorative the Spaniards originally used for the French.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:19:37pm |
re: #365 prairiefire
Hahaha! You don't have to leave the mainland to be in the minority. For much of my life I was one of the few "guerros/honkeys/whatevers" where I lived.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:20:51pm |
re: #367 CuriousLurker
Perhaps "guerro" is a Califas thing?
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:20:52pm |
re: #364 SanFranciscoZionist
My late MIL, my husband's mom's partner, was part Hawaiian. She performed a hula for us at our wedding. It was...amazing.
I totally get that. Your first day/week in Waikiki and hula seems kitschy. But I get it now and I think it's beautiful, it's own unique beauty. My wife used to hula and wants to take lessons again, I hope she does. It's lovely when young girls, young ladies, even seasoned citizens do it.
My friends laugh when I say I like Hawaiian music. I still love all the other stuff from Hendrix/Zep/metal/Radiohead/triphop, but there is nothing like getting off the plane in Kona from a hectic trip and hearing the soft slack key guitar while walking through the airport.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:21:26pm |
Happy New Year.
Learned something already this year.
If you want to go to sleep on New Years Eve? Don't take your freakin' cell phone to bed. The sixth "HNY" text/notification woke me for the next few hours.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:23:07pm |
re: #372 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
If it took you this long to figure out that you should never take your cellphone to bed...
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:23:37pm |
re: #370 Slumbering Behemoth
Perhaps "guerro" is a Califas thing?
Could be. Tex-Mex culture is a bit different from Cali-Mex. Prolly a little more old school WRT slang & such.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:25:11pm |
Shut up. Nicki Minaj is on tv.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:26:24pm |
Neva mind. She's wearing some kind of weird, Jetsons type skirt. Can't see a damn thing.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:27:09pm |
Just heard a great line on Tosh.0.
"If Canada was so great, wouldn't it be a state?"
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:28:44pm |
re: #377 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Close your drapes, bro. Their military has the best snipers in the world.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:31:30pm |
re: #368 Slumbering Behemoth
Hahaha! You don't have to leave the mainland to be in the minority. For much of my life I was one of the few "guerros/honkeys/whatevers" where I lived.
I grew up in the SF Bay Area. I was always one of a few white kids in class.
Then I taught in the SF Bay Area. I'd have a couple white kids, here and there.
In teaching courses, people would ask things like "Do you have different expectations for your white students?"
And I would say, "Well, Michael is kind of an underachiever."
"Michael?"
"Yeah, he's my white student this year."
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Kronocide Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:31:38pm |
re: #366 prairiefire
My hubby is Japanese American, not Hawaiian.
The term you might be thinking of is hapa. I don't know of any regarding 'island parents/mainland kids' but I'm not an expert. But your hubby is definitely hapa. Go tell him you're hola.
(as in whole-a)
My wife gets mad if I talk pidgin. She's afraid a local guy will hear me and think I'm mocking them, which would lead to me getting scrape face. But I love sniglets, wordsmashing, and trying to talk like others. If I don't watch it braddah heah me an say 'I troem.'
(A local guy may hear me mocking them and say 'I'm going to throw you.. throw 'em... troem...)
Pidgin is a wonderfully 'distilled' language, if hyper efficient.
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prairiefire Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:33:14pm |
Brah! Throw me down One pine!
Night, lizards.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:33:34pm |
Charming though you all are, I have to pull myself away from here and get some other stuff done before going to sleep. Have a great night, everyone.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:33:56pm |
re: #382 CuriousLurker
Charming though you all are, I have to pull myself away from here and get some other stuff done before going to sleep. Have a great night, everyone.
Happy New Year!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:34:42pm |
re: #379 SanFranciscoZionist
In teaching courses, people would ask things like "Do you have different expectations for your white students?"
Despite my family's failings, I was not raised to think like that.
And let me tell you, grade school in the '70s made my head spin.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:40:54pm |
re: #376 Slumbering Behemoth
Neva mind. She's wearing some kind of weird, Jetsons type skirt. Can't see a damn thing.
Someone seems to have their 'small head' ruling their 'big head'.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:42:35pm |
re: #385 Dark_Falcon
I'm a man, with desires. I'm not ashamed.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:46:57pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:48:11pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:50:13pm |
re: #387 Slumbering Behemoth
I still don't know who that is.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:52:54pm |
re: #389 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I still don't know who that is.
And I wouldn't know had I not accidentally seen her preform on some late night talk show, and damn near fell in love.
Shallow of me, I know. But the head wants what the head wants.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:54:24pm |
re: #390 Slumbering Behemoth
And I wouldn't know had I not accidentally seen her preform on some late night talk show, and damn near fell in love.
Shallow of me, I know. But the head wants what the head wants.
I still maintain that your emotion is lust, not love.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:58:57pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:01:20pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:02:37pm |
re: #392 Slumbering Behemoth
She dresses up once as Tammy Faye Baker and you're hooked?
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Petero1818 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:04:17pm |
re: #54 The Ghost of a Flea
Alright, I figure Romney's a lock for the candidacy, but anyone have a prediction about what
albatrossVeep they're going to hang around his neck?
santorum or bachmann to solidify the base. Although Christie would probably be a possibility.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:05:52pm |
re: #393 Dark_Falcon
I just found out about a relatively obscure event during the Irish Potato Famine that, at least to my view, makes a point against Ron Paul.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:07:26pm |
re: #395 Petero1818
santorum or bachmann to solidify the base. Although Christie would probably be a possibility.
Christie would be no Albatross, to be sure, and Santorum as well could be a positive factor (he won't make any stupid blunders like Sarah Palin made and he's from the important state of Pennsylvania). Bachmann would be an unmitigated disaster.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:08:14pm |
And the, there's this...
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:08:15pm |
re: #396 ProLifeLiberal
I just found out about a relatively obscure event during the Irish Potato Famine that, at least to my point, makes a point against Ron Paul.
Interesting. You have my attention, proceed.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:09:23pm |
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Petero1818 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:11:07pm |
re: #397 Dark_Falcon
Christie would be no Albatross, to be sure, and Santorum as well could be a positive factor (he won't make any stupid blunders like Sarah Palin made and he's from the important state of Pennsylvania). Bachmann would be an unmitigated disaster.
wasn't really thinking of it as albatross. just who will be his running mate. I agree that Christie is probably his best bet. Dude must be kicking himself right now for not jumping in.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:12:09pm |
re: #399 Dark_Falcon
The new Lord John Russell Whig administration, influenced by their laissez-faire belief that the market would provide the food needed but at the same time ignoring the food exports to England,[61] then halted government food and relief works, leaving many hundreds of thousands of people without any work, money or food.
Hyper-Libertarian (economically at least) has already been tried. It led to the intensification of misery and death in Ireland 150-160 years ago.
That particular little citation you in the middle comes from a book on the subject in 1962. This has been known for a while.
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enigma3535 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:13:32pm |
Predictions for 2012:
Obama wins in a slim majority [50.5% to 48.0%] … with no significant 3rd party character in evidence.
The GOP keeps the House and the Dems keep the Senate [majority-wise].
Obama drops Biden for Hillary for VP some time around the Dem convention.
The 1st half of the Hobbit film makes enormous amounts of money but is not better then any of the Lord of the Rings films [based on a consensus of critics].
The Dark Knight Rising is universally panned as the worst of the ones that Nolan has helmed but Tom Hardy gets nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor [and this finally launches him into a leading role category of actors].
I will not make enough of an arse of myself on this board to be banished again [btw, my sincerest apologies for that other time].
Happy New Year to you all!
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:14:11pm |
re: #401 Petero1818
wasn't really thinking of it as albatross. just who will be his running mate. I agree that Christie is probably his best bet. Dude must be kicking himself right now for not jumping in.
No, he isn't. He ran to fix New Jersey's financial problems, first and foremost, not plan his next move up. He'd rather run himself in 2016, when there is no incumbent but he'll help the party win this year, as well.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:15:34pm |
The song I was listening to when it hit Midnight where I am.
Otherwise known as Taylor Swift's "Intercourse with You" song
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:16:43pm |
re: #404 enigma3535
I will not make enough of an arse of myself on this board to be banished again [btw, my sincerest apologies for that other time].
Inquiring minds want to... aw, fuckit.
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:17:59pm |
And Fail. Nevermind. Trying to change my nic to "Capt. Kuhn."
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:18:58pm |
re: #405 Dark_Falcon
With the Republican Party now resembling a hideous combination of the Al-Nour Salafist Party in Egypt and the Past Ruling Kleptocrats in the Arab World, we cannot afford a conservative victory.
I predict a major OKC-style attack in the US. Against either a government target or a Mosque. A copycat of the Utoya attack is also possible.
Edit:Such an event would have a similar effect politically as to what happened in Norway. That is to say, the Republicans would be wrecked.
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enigma3535 Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:21:21pm |
re: #408 Slumbering Behemoth
Just happy to be back ... thanks to Charles who appears to have given this fool another chance.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:21:39pm |
re: #410 captaincoon
And Fail. Nevermind. Trying to change my nic to "Capt. Kuhn."
E-mail Charles, and explain the problem. He may have some ideas.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:22:55pm |
re: #406 ProLifeLiberal
The song I was listening to when it hit Midnight where I am.
I'm sorry. Happy New Year anyway.
For the Taylor Swift fans...
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:25:20pm |
re: #414 Slumbering Behemoth
You didn't see my thing earlier.
She's in my Top 5. (Musicians)
Other 4 are Bon Jovi, Queen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Nightwish.
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palomino Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:25:45pm |
re: #196 Dark_Falcon
In his case, that's actually somewhat fair. The man is very old-fashioned, but other than AGW he's not aggressively ignorant like Bachmann nor an isolationist like Ron Paul. And he is capable of caring, as shown by his staunch support of President Bush's anti-AIDS programs in Africa even after coming under anti-foreign-aid fire. So yes, the Puritan image can work with Rick Santorum.
Uhh, yeah, he is. Easily the most aggressively homophobic candidate, which shows an incredible amount of ignorance. It's no accident that he was chosen for the Google name bomb. You don't find someone who wants to go back to criminalizing gay sex ignorant? WTF?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:30:26pm |
re: #415 ProLifeLiberal
Again, you have my sympathy.
:P
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:31:27pm |
re: #416 palomino
Uhh, yeah, he is. Easily the most aggressively homophobic candidate, which shows an incredible amount of ignorance. It's no accident that he was chosen for the Google name bomb. You don't find someone who wants to go back to criminalizing gay sex ignorant? WTF?
Dunno as he can beat Bachmann, or Perry, or even Uncle Ron, if we can admit the newsletters as evidence, on the aggressive homophobia front.
In Santorum's case, it's not ignorance, it's ugliness. He's an intelligent man. Bachmann isn't, she actually is thick as a brick. Santorum has a good mind in there, buried under a pile of culture-war manure.
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:32:30pm |
re: #413 SanFranciscoZionist
TY. I don't sign up for blogs that require registration, and I'm here only for curiosity, trying to figure out why my cousin would sign me up. She's got an odd sense of humor and she might be pulling my leg.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:33:12pm |
re: #416 palomino
Uhh, yeah, he is. Easily the most aggressively homophobic candidate, which shows an incredible amount of ignorance.
It's entirely possible that he is not ignorant, but cravenly pandering to the fears and superstitions of a bigoted constituency.
In which case that makes him worse than ignorant. Just sayin'.
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palomino Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:37:56pm |
re: #420 Slumbering Behemoth
It's entirely possible that he is not ignorant, but cravenly pandering to the fears and superstitions of a bigoted constituency.
In which case that makes him worse than ignorant. Just sayin'.
Except that he's been on this anti-gay kick for many years. Well before deciding to run. It's in his DNA, and it puts him on the wrong side of history. Romney would be a fool to run with a narrow minded bigot like Santorum. The guy's a punchline as well, and deserves to be.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:38:14pm |
re: #417 Slumbering Behemoth
You obviously haven't heard Bon Jovi's opinion of her then. :P
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palomino Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:41:15pm |
re: #418 SanFranciscoZionist
Dunno as he can beat Bachmann, or Perry, or even Uncle Ron, if we can admit the newsletters as evidence, on the aggressive homophobia front.
In Santorum's case, it's not ignorance, it's ugliness. He's an intelligent man. Bachmann isn't, she actually is thick as a brick. Santorum has a good mind in there, buried under a pile of culture-war manure.
For many years Santorum has been making the argument that if gays have anything close to equal rights then Western civilization will literally crumble. I think the terms ugly and stupid apply.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:43:31pm |
re: #419 captaincoon
TY. I don't sign up for blogs that require registration, and I'm here only for curiosity, trying to figure out why my cousin would sign me up. She's got an odd sense of humor and she might be pulling my leg.
Ah. I see how you ended up with a nic you didn't approve, then.
Why don't you stick around for a couple of weeks, and see what you think of us, then?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:45:07pm |
re: #421 palomino
Except that he's been on this anti-gay kick for many years.
And so has his constituency, presumably. And this ain't his first time at the rodeo. He's been in a gov't office as early 1991.
So no, "ignorance" on his part does not cut it for me. He's not ignorant. He's a craven panderer to bigots.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:45:43pm |
re: #424 SanFranciscoZionist
This person's cousin sounds like Loki (sorta).
Never take a drink from this person.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:46:41pm |
re: #425 Slumbering Behemoth
Or he believes it.
Which, considering one story I heard about him, I am going to believe.
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:48:23pm |
re: #419 captaincoon
TY. I don't sign up for blogs that require registration, and I'm here only for curiosity, trying to figure out why my cousin would sign me up. She's got an odd sense of humor and she might be pulling my leg.
I didn't welcome you yet..Welcome..
Hang out for awhile..There is a lot of things blogged about here..One of my favorite blogs in the world..
You can change your nick by using the contact form to write to Charles..
About once a year somebody makes a bone head mistake during registration and Charles will allow you the fix it.. But because of the Database and logging requirements he generally never allows it.. You lose all your history and favorites and lots lots of stuff.. So get it fixed now or forget about it....Coon? what the hell were you thinking? LOL
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:51:22pm |
re: #428 HoosierHoops
The way it sounds, and SFZ explained it, this Trickster Cousin of his is the nic-giver.
I would not trust this person with a Taco, much less my internets (The Cousin, not the unfortunately named dude).
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:51:38pm |
re: #428 HoosierHoops
You would think I composed that post at 1:45am on New Years Eve or something...:)
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:52:53pm |
re: #424 SanFranciscoZionist
It was an unusual holiday gift for sure, but I wont throw it away.
There seems to be a big lagtime when attempting to respond to comments here. Is that typical?
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freetoken Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:53:42pm |
New Years is an under appreciated holiday by music/song writers, at least in the English speaking world I think.
Francis Lai did the theme music for the movie La Bonne Année so that might work:
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:54:23pm |
re: #431 captaincoon
It was an unusual holiday gift for sure, but I wont throw it away.
There seems to be a big lagtime when attempting to respond to comments here. Is that typical?
Not for me--depends on what browser you're using. I'm on Opera, and find it's quite fast.
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Digital Display Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:54:52pm |
re: #429 ProLifeLiberal
The way it sounds, and SFZ explained it, this Trickster Cousin of his is the nic-giver.
I would not trust this person with a Taco, much less my internets (The Cousin, not the unfortunately named dude).
Oh Thanks! Great weather the last few days huh? I was just getting used to not having tens of thousands of you students gone for the holidays.. Did you make it home for Christmas?
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:55:24pm |
re: #427 ProLifeLiberal
Belief and Knowledge are two different things.
On the lower end of the spectrum, gullibility and ignorance speak to each respectively.
I am not willing to cut Santorum the "slack" that the term ignorance should imply. He is knowledgeable enough to know better, yet continues to pander to bigots using superstition and fear.
He is craven, not ignorant.
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palomino Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:56:12pm |
re: #425 Slumbering Behemoth
And so has his constituency, presumably. And this ain't his first time at the rodeo. He's been in a gov't office as early 1991.
So no, "ignorance" on his part does not cut it for me. He's not ignorant. He's a craven panderer to bigots.
But since when are ignorance and pandering to bigots mutually exclusive? (Think Palin.) Santorum seems sincerely homophobic, and stupid enough to believe that gays have some magical power to destroy all that's good in western civilization. And he ran on that in 2006 in PA. It wasn't the only reason he lost, but his radical culture war stance didn't help in moderate blue PA.
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Capt. Kuhn Sat, Dec 31, 2011 11:57:32pm |
re: #433 SanFranciscoZionist
FireFox. Just upgraded Friday after a previous bad installation that crippled me a bit.
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ProGunLiberal Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:01:36am |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:04:25am |
re: #436 palomino
But since when are ignorance and pandering to bigots mutually exclusive?
They are not. But ignorance is a simple thing cured by simple learning. A man like Santorum has likely had many opportunities to learn.
Children are ignorant of many things. Remote tribes are ignorant of modern gov't and technology. This does not mean they are evil, or lesser, or craven, or stupid. It simply means they are ignorant.
I refuse to give Santorum the courtesy of calling him ignorant. He is craven and backwards. He is worse than ignorant.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:09:15am |
re: #439 Slumbering Behemoth
They are not. But ignorance is a simple thing cured by simple learning. A man like Santorum has likely had many opportunities to learn.
Children are ignorant of many things. Remote tribes are ignorant of modern gov't and technology. This does not mean they are evil, or lesser, or craven, or stupid. It simply means they are ignorant.
I refuse to give Santorum the courtesy of calling him ignorant. He is craven and backwards. He is worse than ignorant.
There's none so blind as those who will not see.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:12:10am |
re: #440 Varek Raith
I say he sees well enough, and knows well enough that using gays and women as political punching bags appeals to the voters he's trying to win over.
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wheat-dogghazi Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:13:47am |
re: #419 captaincoon
I'm new here, but by choice. I heard about Charles' breaking with the GOP crazy herd and wanted to see what the site was all about. I tried several times to register during one of his open-registration windows, but I was too late. Then one day, I succeeded.
As a beginner, it's tough to follow what's going on sometimes, because the regulars know each other so well. It's like being at a party where you don't know anyone, and everyone else are close friends. I will say, though, that folks hear are genuinely friendly, as long as you aren't a complete asshole (as in racist, a troll, or bigoted against any particular group).
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palomino Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:14:10am |
re: #439 Slumbering Behemoth
They are not. But ignorance is a simple thing cured by simple learning. A man like Santorum has likely had many opportunities to learn.
Children are ignorant of many things. Remote tribes are ignorant of modern gov't and technology. This does not mean they are evil, or lesser, or craven, or stupid. It simply means they are ignorant.
I refuse to give Santorum the courtesy of calling him ignorant. He is craven and backwards. He is worse than ignorant.
Being ignorant vs. being backwards sounds like a distinction without a difference. Santorum seems to have purposely chosen not to learn anything about the issue in order to remain blissfully ignorant and filled with hate. No doubt you're correct that he's a craven panderer, but so is Romney (just with less vitriol).
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:16:33am |
re: #441 Slumbering Behemoth
I say he sees well enough, and knows well enough that using gays and women as political punching bags appeals to the voters he's trying to win over.
True.
I should've clarified my post.
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palomino Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:16:59am |
re: #441 Slumbering Behemoth
I say he sees well enough, and knows well enough that using gays and women as political punching bags appeals to the voters he's trying to win over.
Agreed, but Santorum has always held such positions, which at least suggests some consistency and true believer status. As opposed to ppl like Mitt, who just adopted such views recently.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:20:26am |
re: #443 palomino
Those who call him ignorant give him a grace that I am unwilling to give.
His is not a child, nor a member of a remote tribe. He is a grown man using fear and superstition to manipulate people.
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Capt. Kuhn Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:22:15am |
re: #428 HoosierHoops
Browser keeps crashing... urgh.
As for the nic, I didn't choose it. My cousin did. I'm just checking out my new present.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:27:57am |
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Capt. Kuhn Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:30:56am |
re: #442 wheatdogg
Nice to meet you, wheatdogg, and thanks for the heads up.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:31:16am |
re: #448 Slumbering Behemoth
'Tis merely a discussion. And a good one, I think. I am not nearly drunk enough nor angry enough to yell "Fuck You" at anyone.
Though I may be mad enough to do so. In which case, middle fingers for everyone!
re: #448 Slumbering Behemoth
'Tis merely a discussion. And a good one, I think. I am not nearly drunk enough nor angry enough to yell "Fuck You" at anyone.
Though I may be mad enough to do so. In which case, middle fingers for everyone!
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palomino Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:36:42am |
re: #446 Slumbering Behemoth
Those who call him ignorant give him a grace that I am unwilling to give.
His is not a child, nor a member of a remote tribe. He is a grown man using fear and superstition to manipulate people.
Believe me, I'm not affording him any grace. And yes, he's a demagogue saying what he thinks an extremist audience wants to hear. I detest him as much as Bachmann and Paul. But he's been intensely homophobic for so long that I think it's more than just campaign strategy. He appears to honestly believe that if families like his (mom, dad, 5 bible thumping kids) aren't the overwhelming majority, then American culture is doomed. I find that stupid, wilfully ignorant...AND all the other things you said about him.
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palomino Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:38:22am |
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Big Joe Ghazi Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:39:47am |
re: #450 Varek Raith
I thought that was a Texas "Howdy".
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Kruk Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:48:29am |
Happy New Year, Lizards!
My prediction for 2012: The combination of work, thesis and family will keep kicking my ass this year, and I won't have enough time for the important things in life, like snarking about US politics.
And speaking of politics: Obama win in 2012. The collective Wingnut head explosion will be televised across the world by Fox news. Good times.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:50:36am |
re: #451 palomino
Though it could be said that we ignore their kind at our peril, he and his are soon to be relics. A vague memory to be pondered on in retrospect.
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palomino Sun, Jan 1, 2012 1:13:50am |
re: #455 Slumbering Behemoth
Though it could be said that we ignore their kind at our peril, he and his are soon to be relics. A vague memory to be pondered on in retrospect.
[Video]
That we can completely agree on. I'm not quite as optimistic as Nate Silver, who thinks all states will have same sex marriage by 2025 (with MS being the last to permit it). But the tide is quite clear, and it's moving in that direction. With each passing day, more gay couples get married and society doesn't collapse. Which will eventually make today's Santorum/Bachmann/Gingrich hysteria over gay rights look like something from another planet.
To everyone: Happy New Year! Prospero Ano Nuevo! ETC, ETC!
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 1:14:38am |
And with the dreaded decline in church attendance, and the dreaded decline in young marriage, both things which will be ruinous not only to our society but our economy as well, or so I am told; we find ourselves in a world full of Ozy types, desperately clinging to irrelevant institutions that have already crumbled.
I think I've finally caught up with you, Gus
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 1:19:59am |
re: #456 palomino
Full Faith and Credit Clause. It will have to bounce up to the SCOTUS at some point, and I'll wager it will be well before 2025. How they may rule, no one can guess.
I look at the repeal of DADT as a huge, positive domino.
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 1:34:25am |
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Slumbering Behemoth Stinks Sun, Jan 1, 2012 1:48:12am |
re: #460 Slumbering Behemoth
okay, i'm out. merry fresh something to everyone. laters.
And thus, the "War on New Year's EveTM" was born. I will patiently await my massive royalty checks from Fox News and Bill O'Really.
Good night again, all.
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Kragar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 2:35:09am |
A New Years observation:
Eating a piece of dark chocolate 20 minutes after you finish a cherry Sucrets make the chocolate taste like shit.
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thecommodore Sun, Jan 1, 2012 3:03:21am |
Despite right wing bloggers and Fox News concocting at least one minor fake outrage per day, and at least two ridiculously overblown fake outrages per week, Barack Obama will easily win the Presidential election against Mitt Romney, 54% to 46%.
I think Obama will probably win too, but by around 52/53-47/48%, which is pretty much the margin of 2008 over McCain. The economy could be a thorn in his side if unemployment ticks up again, but if it continues its downward trend (however slow) and drops below 8%, he's untouchable. If unemployment starts to tick back up again, Obama will certainly be quite vulnerable, but the fact of the matter is the Republican Party is very extreme right now, and while Romney isn't, the gravitational pull of the party will force him to play footsie with some tinfoilhattery, which should scare enough independent voters to give Obama the win, however narrow.
The Dems have a good shot at holding onto the Senate, but I think the GOP will take a narrow 51 seat majority. If it is clear that Obama is unreachable, the party will focus a lot of resources on the Senate to make sure it escapes whatever coattails Obama has. In the House, the Dems should pick up between 5-10 seats, possibly more in a more positive economic environment.
I woudn't bet on this, though, because gambling is wrong!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jan 1, 2012 3:29:18am |
re: #462 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
That's two things I've already learned in 2012!
The second being... They still make Sucrets.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 4:24:29am |
USGS confirms a 4.0 magnitude earthquake near Youngstown Ohio
Guess what they do in and around this town?
Fracking.
Recent Ohio/Regional Earthquakes
Youngstown, Mahoning County, December 24, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, November 25, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, October 20, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, September 30, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, September 26, 2011
Marietta, Washington County, September 04, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, September 02, 2011
Marietta, Washington County, August 31, 2011
Marietta, Washington County, August 31, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, August 25, 2011
Virginia Earthquake, August 23, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, August 22, 2011
Offshore Lake Erie, Ohio-Canada Border Region, August 13, 2011
Offshore Lake Erie (Cuyahoga County, Ohio), June 15, 2011
Medina County, Ohio, June 5, 2011
Delaware Township, Hancock County, April 26, 2011
Youngstown, Mahoning County, March 17, 2011 (10:53)
Youngstown, Mahoning County, March 17, 2011 (10:42)
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:43:34am |
Morning All, Happy New Year and all that...
I still think the presidential race is up in the air but if forced to pick a winner I'd go with Romney 51 Obama 48. The republicans are taking the Senate and holding the house. I would think that repubs will lose some seats in the house (they had a lot of close wins) but with their redistricting edge it might end up a wash.
We're going to end 2012 the same way we ended 2008, one party control of all branches. This time around we'll have a years worth of news stories wondering if the dem party is dead. They can run the exact same stories they ran about repubs in '09 and just change the party names.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:49:16am |
re: #466 RogueOne
Morning All, Happy New Year and all that...
I still think the presidential race is up in the air but if forced to pick a winner I'd go with Romney 51 Obama 48. The republicans are taking the Senate and holding the house. I would think that repubs will lose some seats in the house (they had a lot of close wins) but with their redistricting edge it might end up a wash.
We're going end 2012 the same way we ended 2008, one party control of all branches. This time around we'll have a years worth of news stories wondering if the dem party is dead. They can run the exact same stories they ran about repubs in '09 and just change the party names.
You must suck at gambling.
:P
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:51:01am |
re: #467 Varek Raith
You must suck at gambling.
:P
I kill at this! You'll have to wait until september to get my newsletter letting you know how to bet on the individual races for the real money making opportunities.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:52:31am |
re: #468 RogueOne
I kill at this! You'll have to wait until september to get my newsletter letting you know how to bet on the individual races for the real money making opportunities.
Somewhere a Nigerian Prince is shaking his head.
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:08:14am |
re: #469 Varek Raith
Right now I think IN, OH, NC, and FL flip from narrow Obama wins in '08 to Romney which leaves him just short of the number he needs to pull it off. It's going to hinge on places like MI (where Romney has a ton of support), WI (where the recall race might end up biting the dems in the ass), and CO. I'd be willing to put a side bet on whoever wins CO wins the national election.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:14:27am |
Guess I was just about to post something before I fell to the wayside. This was in my comment box "I'll b".
Hope I didn't say anything too stupid. I'm afraid to look. Looks like I fell asleep around 9 PMish.
Happy New Year.
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:18:19am |
re: #471 Gus 802
My spouse had a glass of wine with me at 9 and fell asleep at 9:30. I stayed up til 2 eating all the snack foods by myself (40 shrimp and 1 1/2 lbs of grapes, 1/2 a block of cheese, and 8 chicken wings....serious, serious case of the munchies) and playing Portal.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:22:32am |
re: #472 RogueOne
My spouse had a glass of wine with me at 9 and fell asleep at 9:30. I stayed up til 2 eating all the snack foods by myself (40 shrimp and 1 1/2 lbs of grapes, 1/2 a block of cheese, and 8 chicken wings...serious, serious case of the munchies) and playing Portal.
I had mumble, mumble shots of Dewar's. Started around 6 PM.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:24:18am |
re: #473 Gus 802
I had mumble, mumble shots of Dewar's. Started around 6 PM.
We could pretty much graph the consumption rate.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:25:31am |
re: #475 Decatur Deb
We could pretty much graph the consumption rate.
Funny. Yeah, it's like a hockey stick only it shoots down at the peak.
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:26:29am |
The important predictions:
BCS: LSU (go ahead and bet the whole paycheck)
Super Bowl: Packers (with a chance for NO)
NCAA Final Four: Ohio State, Duke, KY, and someone weird who shouldn't be there
NBA: Miami
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:32:04am |
Looks like someone was trying to sneak some souvenirs back home:
Midland city spokeswoman says man detained after entering Texas airport with explosives
[Link: ww2.cox.com...]
A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.
The man was stopped at a security checkpoint at the Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. and taken into custody by the FBI, they said.
FBI spokesman Mike Martinez declined to say whether the man was in military uniform or how many explosives were found in the bag. He said he did not know where the man was being held, saying he was at either the airport or at the FBI office in Midland.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:32:28am |
2011's gone and we add another year. Now it's 2012 and the years keep adding up. Happens every year.
//
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:37:06am |
re: #480 Gus 802
2011's gone and we add another year. Now it's 2012 and the years keep adding up. Happens every year.
//
I'm going into hypersleep.
Wake me when it's 2013.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:37:32am |
Uh oh! Lady Gaga joins Mayor Mike "NYPD/Occupy Wall Street/Pepper Spray/Eleventy" Bloomberg in last night's celebration!!11ty
Image: 120101123551-nye-2011-gaga-horizontal-gallery.jpg
Boycott Lady Gaga!!11ty
Derp
//
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:37:52am |
re: #481 Varek Raith
I'm going into hypersleep.
Wake me when it's 2013.
Just in time for the personal mandate?
//
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RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:38:33am |
In my mid-20's I rented a farm house out in the boonies. The closest neighbor was 1/2 mile away separated by cornfields. The only time the police ever came out was to break up a welcome home party for an army buddy. He showed up with lots of tank/artillery simulators and slap flares. The tank simulators were strong enough to blow up a newly planted tree in the front yard (which my roommate didn't find it at all funny). It was pretty easy for the cops to figure out where all the noise was coming from with the slap flares going off every few minutes.
| 485 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:40:15am |
re: #482 Gus 802
My 65 year old religious mom is a fan of lady gaga which I think means her popularity has reached its peak. Her fan base just jumped the shark.
| 486 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:40:43am |
re: #484 RogueOne
In my mid-20's I rented a farm house out in the boonies. The closest neighbor was 1/2 mile away separated by cornfields. The only time the police ever came out was to break up a welcome home party for an army buddy. He showed up with lots of tank/artillery simulators and slap flares. The tank simulators were strong enough to blow up a newly planted tree in the front yard (which my roommate didn't find it at all funny). It was pretty easy for the cops to figure out where all the noise was coming from with the slap flares going off every few minutes.
It's all fun and games until someone fires the superlaser.
Damn cops.
| 487 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:46:17am |
I propose we have one day (could be two) dedicated for primary elections in this country. Could be one for each major party. And be done with it. This election process has gotten ridiculous. It started in early 2011 and goes well into 2012. Two years of non-stop politicking. In the end all we get is two years of leadership and two years of flapping the gums.
| 488 |
reine.de.tout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:50:24am |
re: #487 Gus 802
I propose we have one day (could be two) dedicated for primary elections in this country. Could be one for each major party. And be done with it. This election process has gotten ridiculous. It's started in early 2011 and goes well into 2012. Two years of non-stop politicking. In the end all we get is two years of leadership and two years of flapping the gums.
That's too sane of an idea for any politician to take seriously.
| 489 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:50:37am |
Prediction!
Obama vs. Romney (SCOTUS)
Diebold! Diebold! Diebold makes a comeback!
| 490 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:51:31am |
re: #488 reine.de.tout
That's too sane of an idea for any politician to take seriously.
Yep. That and the news organizations who make a ton of money spreading this out over nearly two years.
| 491 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:53:00am |
Interesting...
The top ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011 are:
•Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police
•Man illegally brings gun into bar, gets injured in a fight, then sues bar for not searching him for a weapon
•Young adults sue mother for sending cards without gifts and playing favorites
•Woman disagrees with store over 80-cent refund, sues for $5 million
•Mom files suit against exclusive preschool over child's college prospects
•Man suing for age discrimination says judge in his case is too old
•Obese man sues burger joint over tight squeeze in booths
•Woman sues over movie trailer; says not enough driving in "Drive"
•Passenger's lawsuit says cruise ship went too fast and swayed from side to side
•Mother sues Chuck E. Cheese – says games encourage gambling in children
| 492 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:53:09am |
re: #488 reine.de.tout
That's too sane of an idea for any politician to take seriously.
If this primary cycle does enough damage, the GOP might be receptive.
| 493 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:55:26am |
re: #490 Gus 802
Yep. That and the news organizations who make a ton of money spreading this out over nearly two years.
There is a lot of money made running those commercials.
| 494 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 6:57:15am |
re: #491 Gus 802
Interesting...
The top ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011 are:
....
•Obese man sues burger joint over tight squeeze in booths
If you're too big to sit in a booth at White Castle, you need to go somewhere where they serve a nice salad.
| 495 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:03:35am |
@tomwatson Tom Watson
Assange approvingly quotes a virulently anti-feminist website - no longer surprising [Link: t.co...] #wikileaks
| 496 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:06:30am |
Morning all my wonderful lizard friends! Did you have a good new year's eve? Just wanted to drop in to say HAPPY HAPPY and many bright blessings in 2012 :)
| 497 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:07:41am |
I was thoroughly enjoying yelling about Santorum on Meet the Press on The Twitter. They were giving him air time for some inexplicable reason.
| 498 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:14:34am |
re: #487 Gus 802
I propose we have one day (could be two) dedicated for primary elections in this country. Could be one for each major party. And be done with it. This election process has gotten ridiculous. It started in early 2011 and goes well into 2012. Two years of non-stop politicking. In the end all we get is two years of leadership and two years of flapping the gums.
Agree. I'm ok with 6 months, but seriously there should be a law, though I doubt it will happen. Too much money to be earned.
| 499 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:15:21am |
re: #498 marjoriemoon
Agree. I'm ok with 6 months, but seriously there should be a law, though I doubt it will happen. Too much money to be earned.
Yep. Too much money being made by all involved.
| 500 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:18:32am |
Most brilliant car commercial of 2012:
Something weird goes on with the girl's eyes at :58.
| 501 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:19:12am |
re: #491 Gus 802
Best Fails of 2011
[Link: www.collegehumor.com...]
I'm surprised one of the clips (the woman walking while texting and falls into a mall fountain) didn't make the worst lawsuits list. Didn't she sue?
| 502 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:20:16am |
re: #500 Decatur Deb
Most brilliant car commercial of 2012:
[Video]Something weird goes on with the girl's eyes at :58.
2012 or 2011?
| 503 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:21:33am |
re: #502 Gus 802
2012 or 2011?
Certainly made last year. Saw it today for the first time on Daughter 1's blog.
| 505 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:22:06am |
re: #503 Decatur Deb
Certainly made last year. Saw it today for the first time on Daughter 1's blog.
Mongo like. I can even live with the neck tattoo! /
| 506 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:23:02am |
re: #500 Decatur Deb
Most brilliant car commercial of 2012:
[Video]Something weird goes on with the girl's eyes at :58.
Sex sells, baby! I guess they're not all that interested in women buyers.
| 507 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:23:31am |
re: #501 RogueOne
Best Fails of 2011
[Link: www.collegehumor.com...]I'm surprised one of the clips (the woman walking while texting and falls into a mall fountain) didn't make the worst lawsuits list. Didn't she sue?
Ouch!
| 508 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:24:00am |
re: #506 marjoriemoon
Sex sells, baby! I guess they're not all that interested in women buyers.
Really good button-pushing, disarmed by humor.
| 509 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:24:11am |
re: #501 RogueOne
Best Fails of 2011
[Link: www.collegehumor.com...]I'm surprised one of the clips (the woman walking while texting and falls into a mall fountain) didn't make the worst lawsuits list. Didn't she sue?
I thought she did, but maybe she rethunk it.
| 510 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:24:19am |
| 511 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:25:14am |
Happy New Year!
Report: Iran builds, tests first nuclear rod
Iran succeeded in building and testing the country's first nuclear fuel rod, the semiofficial news agency FARS said Sunday.
The rod, containing natural uranium, was successfully tested and is being "radiated in the core of the Tehran research nuclear reactor," the news agency said, citing Iran's atomic energy agency website.
| 512 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:26:29am |
re: #510 RogueOne
Yeah, she sued.
[Link: www.thehollywoodgossip.com...]
Oh jeez. Yeah, we're supposed to protect this world for the dumbest of citizens. In an extreme sense this is like suing a gun manufacturer if someone use a gun to commit suicide. What about an unfenced cliff?
*Note: I am not connecting "dumb" with suicide here and the depression and other mental health issues involved.
| 513 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:28:24am |
re: #504 Gus 802
Fiat 500 -- sales flop of 2011. ;)
They've built the Cinquecento since WWII. Our airborne guys over there liked it because it was easy to pick up and place in odd locations.
| 514 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:28:37am |
Bought a pair of scissors the other day. Had a label on it. A big one. Said "do not run with scissors".
//
| 515 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:32:50am |
re: #514 Gus 802
Bought a pair of scissors the other day. Had a label on it. A big one. Said "do not run with scissors".
//
Remember the game "Postal" made by Running With Scissors?
Image: RWS_sign.gif
| 516 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:33:06am |
re: #506 marjoriemoon
Sex sells, baby! I guess they're not all that interested in women buyers.
Very interested in women buyers--here's their "Gucci" version:
| 517 |
RogueOne Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:37:10am |
I need to get a couple hours of work in since I skipped it yesterday. Enjoy the day people!
Go Colts: Lose and win the 1st draft pick!
| 518 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:38:15am |
re: #516 Decatur Deb
Very interested in women buyers--here's their "Gucci" version:
[Video]
You mean, I can be as sexy as JLo?? Where do I sign up?!!
| 519 |
Decatur Deb Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:39:28am |
Have to skin the garden hoophouse before the winds come up--BBL.
| 520 |
Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:40:51am |
| 521 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:45:11am |
My New Year's resolution is to attain political perfection both in my mind and in my words so as not to offend puritopians.
//
| 522 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:45:37am |
| 524 |
Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:48:20am |
| 525 |
What, me worry? Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:49:00am |
Wasn't (isn't) Ron Paul a Truther? He just basically said he wasn't on This Week.
| 526 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:49:23am |
re: #524 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
They're here! The invasion has begun!
///
Yeah. It's the juxtaposition that makes it work.
| 528 |
Stanghazi Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:54:34am |
Happy New Year peeps! Advantage of playing light last night-I feel excellent today!
| 531 |
Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 7:57:38am |
re: #527 Gus 802
Moar here:
[Link: www.latimes.com...]
Said before, I'll say it again: God, I wish I had that much talent.
| 532 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:02:15am |
| 533 |
JEA62 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:04:11am |
The rise of a major right-wing terror network after they lose the election this November.
| 534 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:08:01am |
Note to self. Canola mayonnaise sucks. Nothing like good old fashioned mayo. Not light. Heavy.
| 535 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:09:03am |
re: #534 Gus 802
Note to self. Canola mayonnaise sucks. Nothing like good old fashioned mayo. Not light. Heavy.
Amen to that!
| 536 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:10:01am |
re: #534 Gus 802
Note to self. Canola mayonnaise sucks. Nothing like good old fashioned mayo. Not light. Heavy.
Mayo sucks.
:P
| 537 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:10:10am |
re: #535 Sergey Romanov
Amen to that!
Yeah. Gelatinous cardboard or something. Belongs in the "natural food" aisle at Safeway.
| 539 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:11:15am |
| 541 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:12:41am |
| 542 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:12:43am |
re: #540 Varek Raith
Trolling successful.
A tablespoon of mayo is equal to feeding a family of 5 for one month in a 3rd world country.
Think about the children the next time you buy mayo.
//
| 543 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:14:40am |
Peaceful protesters getting stabby again....
Occupiers' New Year's clash
Some 800 Occupy Wall Street protesters began the new year by trying to retake Zuccotti Park.
The protesters started a massive clash with police in which one officer was stabbed in the hand with a pair of scissors.
A suspect was arrested on Saturday night in the 11:30 pm incident, according to a law enforcement source.
Hundreds in the crowd of occupiers then surrounded the ambulance as it tried to leave with the wounded officer, the source said.
| 545 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:16:09am |
re: #534 Gus 802
Note to self. Canola mayonnaise sucks. Nothing like good old fashioned mayo. Not light. Heavy.
I make mine with olive oil and mustard powder. Delicious and healthy!
| 547 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:18:45am |
I predict that Jan 1, 2013 I will be doing what I am doing right now.
Hey all!
| 548 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:18:51am |
re: #543 Killgore Trout
Peaceful protesters getting stabby again...
Occupiers' New Year's clash
The 99% 0.2% strike again!
//
| 549 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:22:35am |
Let's get ready to rumble!
Check out what's up on the Huffington Post!
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
| 551 |
Obdicut Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:23:29am |
Money Saved at Misdiagnosed Vets' Expense
- The Vietnam Veterans of America says the Pentagon has "systematically and wrongfully discharged" more than 22,000 veterans since 2001 "on the basis of so-called 'personality disorder'" - rather than post-traumatic stress disorder - to deny them medical care and save the Pentagon $12.5 billion in medical and disability payments.
"The military classifies PD [personality disorder] as a condition pre-existing military service," the four plaintiff chapters of the Vietnam Veterans of America say in their federal complaint against the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
"Veterans discharged from the military on the basis of a PD diagnosis are not entitled to receive service-connected disability benefits or VA health care.
"By its own admission, DoD dismissed 22,656 service members on the basis of PD between fiscal years 2001 and 2007; 3,372 of these discharged service members had served in combat or imminent danger zones in support of OCO [overseas contingency operation - Pentagonspeak for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan]. Approximately 2,800 of the service members whom DoD had dismissed on the basis of PD had deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
"By discharging over 22,000 service members on the basis of PD, DoD saved the military approximately $4.5 billion in medical care and $8 billion in disability compensation that these service members would have received had they been discharged on the basis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder ('PTSD') or another service-connected disability."
That's shitty.
| 552 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:27:22am |
re: #543 Killgore Trout
Hundreds in the crowd of occupiers then surrounded the ambulance as it tried to leave with the wounded officer, the source said.
Well wishers, I assume!
| 555 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:30:02am |
| 557 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:31:07am |
Welcome to 2012, everyone, and Happy New Year...unless you happen to be Mayan, in which case I say, "AAAARRGGH, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
| 558 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:31:11am |
| 559 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:31:53am |
re: #553 Gus 802
ah, that's what you meant
i was being redirected to .co.uk
| 560 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:32:04am |
Holy smokes. My AOL/Huffpo/Romney page just jumped from 1 Tweet to 64 Tweets in minutes.
I've planted a seed!
| 561 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:32:20am |
| 562 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:32:22am |
re: #557 darthstar
Welcome to 2012, everyone, and Happy New Year...unless you happen to be Mayan, in which case I say, "AAARRGGH, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
well,,, yeah ,, eventually!!
| 563 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:32:57am |
| 564 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:34:01am |
re: #2 Charles
I've known all along that it's definitely going to be Romney. He's next up (after John McCain) in the GOP Good Ol' Boy line of succession, and all this other stuff is just theater.
Could he at least pretend he doesn't know for sure that he'll be the nominee? He's really annoying, and he whines a lot.
| 565 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:36:11am |
| 566 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:36:14am |
75 Tweets and counting!
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
| 567 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:36:51am |
Lizards, talk to me about cameras.
I need a new digital camera. A Mickey Mouse Point and Click for grown-ups that will give me good enough pictures I can play with on Photoshop.
Any ideas?
| 569 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:38:20am |
re: #567 ggt
Lizards, talk to me about cameras.
I need a new digital camera. A Mickey Mouse Point and Click for grown-ups that will give me good enough pictures I can play with on Photoshop.
Any ideas?
| 570 |
albusteve Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:39:22am |
[Link: www.rasmussenreports.com...]
Congress down to 5%...we rock
| 571 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:39:48am |
| 572 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:41:35am |
re: #571 ggt
How much, where can I get it?
LOL
It's only useful if you're covering presidential campaigns.
| 573 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:41:58am |
re: #566 Gus 802
75 Tweets and counting!
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
What happened? That page is from back in October. Why the interest now?
| 574 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:43:20am |
re: #567 ggt
Lizards, talk to me about cameras.
I need a new digital camera. A Mickey Mouse Point and Click for grown-ups that will give me good enough pictures I can play with on Photoshop.
Any ideas?
I've seen some amazing pics of reddit from Iphones. Far better than anything my digital camera can do.
| 575 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:43:51am |
re: #573 Killgore Trout
What happened? That page is from back in October. Why the interest now?
There's a ground war going on now over on Twitter between the Emoprogs and the Obama supporters. So, Shoq, who I'm following Tweeted something about their front page. Then I Tweeted Shoq about my page. Shoq has 13,875 followers. She RT'd my Tweet.
| 576 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:45:08am |
re: #574 Killgore Trout
I've seen some amazing pics of reddit from Iphones. Far better than anything my digital camera can do.
I know. I'm up for a new phone too. The new iPhone only has 8 megapixals tho.
I can get a $100 camera with 14 megapixals.
| 577 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:45:56am |
That's the dilemna. Should I spend my $100 on a new phone with a camera? Or wait for the new phone and get a new camera.
I have a iPhone that works fine. I don't have a camera that works fine.
| 578 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:47:01am |
re: #575 Gus 802
There's a ground war going on now over on Twitter between the Emoprogs and the Obama supporters. So, Shoq, who I'm following Tweeted something about their front page. Then I Tweeted Shoq about my page. Shoq has 13,875 followers. She RT'd my Tweet.
Who is Shoq? a khan?
| 579 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:49:09am |
| 580 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:52:03am |
re: #576 ggt
I know. I'm up for a new phone too. The new iPhone only has 8 megapixals tho.
I can get a $100 camera with 14 megapixals.
The phone is convenient for taking a picture every now and then...you're out with a friend and their kid walks for the first time...stuff like that. But a camera is nice to have if you're trying to get some quality pictures to play with.
| 581 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:53:06am |
re: #580 darthstar
The phone is convenient for taking a picture every now and then...you're out with a friend and their kid walks for the first time...stuff like that. But a camera is nice to have if you're trying to get some quality pictures to play with.
I don't the the phone will have all the options I like. Not that I need that many. But, the blur reduction is nice.
| 582 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:54:02am |
lol
reverse jack chick
you've been warned
[Link: foo.ca...]
| 584 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:56:42am |
@thinkprogress ThinkProgress
AOL/HuffPost President Tim Armstrong donated the max to Romney in the current cycle [Link: t.co...]
:)
| 585 |
Vicious Babushka Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:59:12am |
| 586 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:59:32am |
re: #584 Gus 802
@thinkprogress ThinkProgress
AOL/HuffPost President Tim Armstrong donated the max to Romney in the current cycle [Link: t.co...]:)
A friendly warning.
You have FEMA drones converging on your location.
| 587 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 8:59:38am |
re: #583 Gus 802
Woohoo! Check this out!
[Link: twitter.com...]
Heh, it's going viral 2 months after you wrote it. Better late than never.
| 588 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:00:25am |
re: #587 Killgore Trout
Heh, it's going viral 2 months after you wrote it. Better late than never.
Yep. Looks like it was a matter of timing. This was the perfect time to bring it up again. All it took was that one Tweet to Shoq. Awesome.
| 589 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:01:05am |
re: #586 Varek Raith
A friendly warning.
You have FEMA drones converging on your location.
Hey. I thought I was the one IN the FEMA drone?
//
| 590 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:01:05am |
re: #588 Gus 802
congrats on page well done!
| 591 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:02:32am |
| 593 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:03:51am |
re: #588 Gus 802
Yep. Looks like it was a matter of timing. This was the perfect time to bring it up again. All it took was that one Tweet to Shoq. Awesome.
Again...who is Shoq? Is she an internet goddess?
| 594 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:04:34am |
re: #593 darthstar
Again...who is Shoq? Is she an internet goddess?
Sorry...
[Link: twitter.com...]
I reckon she is.
| 595 |
albusteve Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:05:09am |
finally...
Washington —The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol.
[Link: www.detroitnews.com...]
| 596 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:05:31am |
re: #593 darthstar
Again...who is Shoq? Is she an internet goddess?
okay...she's a cat person.
[Link: shoqvalue.com...]
| 597 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:07:11am |
It's quite blustery in the Very Far Western Parts of Chicagoland.
| 598 |
albusteve Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:07:16am |
re: #596 darthstar
okay...she's a cat person.
[Link: shoqvalue.com...]
choice of pets for total strangers is always interesting
| 601 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:12:32am |
| 602 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:13:22am |
re: #601 Sergey Romanov
good way to monitor, with sources of clicks
[Link: bitly.com...]
Nice. Thanks. Will you look at that.
| 603 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:13:41am |
| 604 |
albusteve Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:14:00am |
'like bombing' and corporate use of FB
[Link: www.reuters.com...]
| 605 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:14:49am |
re: #402 ProLifeLiberal
Hyper-Libertarian (economically at least) has already been tried. It led to the intensification of misery and death in Ireland 150-160 years ago.
That particular little citation you in the middle comes from a book on the subject in 1962. This has been known for a while.
Good find. Sorry I did not respond last night. I had been about to fall asleep and had to sign off.
| 606 |
Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:15:48am |
re: #600 Gus 802
I'm still a little fuzzy here from last night.
*Does Vulcan salute* How many fingers am I holding up?
//
| 607 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:16:17am |
re: #606 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
*Does Vulcan salute* How many fingers am I holding up?
//
Two!
How many fingers am I holding up?
| 608 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:16:29am |
re: #601 Sergey Romanov
good way to monitor, with sources of clicks
[Link: bitly.com...]
Well look at that.
Neat.
| 610 |
Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:17:14am |
re: #607 Gus 802
Two!
How many fingers am I holding up?
*squints* One...and it's giving me the bird.
//
| 611 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:17:24am |
| 613 |
Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:17:56am |
re: #606 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
*Does Vulcan salute* How many fingers am I holding up?
//
4
| 614 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:18:07am |
re: #610 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
*squints* One...and it's giving me the bird.
//
Good guess. How did you do that?
//
| 615 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:18:35am |
re: #607 Gus 802
Two!
How many fingers am I holding up?
No, he's holding up four fingers. You FAIL Star Trek 103, Gus. As punishment, you are to be locked in a room for 1 hour and forced to listen to William Shatner and Sarah Palin reading weird passages from each other's books.
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Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:19:34am |
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:19:43am |
re: #615 Dark_Falcon
No, he's holding up four fingers. You FAIL Star Trek 103, Gus. As punishment, you are to be locked in a room for 1 hour and forced to listen to William Shatner and Sarah Palin reading weird passages from each other's books.
the HORROR!
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Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:20:20am |
re: #615 Dark_Falcon
No, he's holding up four fingers. You FAIL Star Trek 103, Gus. As punishment, you are to be locked in a room for 1 hour and forced to listen to William Shatner and Sarah Palin reading weird passages from each other's books.
What, no Shatner singing "Rocket Man"?
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:21:30am |
re: #615 Dark_Falcon
No, he's holding up four fingers. You FAIL Star Trek 103, Gus. As punishment, you are to be locked in a room for 1 hour and forced to listen to William Shatner and Sarah Palin reading weird passages from each other's books.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:27:30am |
Thank you random youtube commenter for the ascii art.
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Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:28:35am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:30:35am |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:31:25am |
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:33:24am |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:33:38am |
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:34:24am |
re: #631 sattv4u2
Reminds me
Our annual reviews are due!!
Movies? I didn't see one new movie in 2011. That is if you're talking about movies. Could very well be employee reviews.
//
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:35:16am |
re: #632 Gus 802
Movies? I didn't see one new movie in 2011. That is if you're talking about movies. Could very well be employee reviews.
//
that
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:36:31am |
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Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:36:47am |
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:38:41am |
re: #635 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Gentlemen, BEHOLD: The thermo...stat!
That's been there.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:39:52am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:40:32am |
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
| 640 |
Targetpractice Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:41:08am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:41:26am |
it's vareks all the way up
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darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:46:21am |
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:46:51am |
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:46:53am |
Dr. Weird: Gentleman! Chop off my head with such velocity, that my blood will rocket through my neck and propel my lifeless body all the way to Phoenix!
Steve: Wow. Ah heh. Eh, what's in Phoenix?
Dr. Weird: Why, it's your momma, Steve! Get the axe!
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:48:17am |
re: #567 ggt
Lizards, talk to me about cameras.
I need a new digital camera. A Mickey Mouse Point and Click for grown-ups that will give me good enough pictures I can play with on Photoshop.
Any ideas?
[Link: www.dpreview.com...]
[Link: www.dpreview.com...]
| 648 |
darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:49:30am |
Went to bed at 11:45 last night. At midnight, I could hear fireworks going off over the harbor. I could have sat up and looked out the window, but decided I'd be content with just listening to them.
Okay...time to get a move on.
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Bear Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:52:43am |
Happy New Year. For right now here is a bit of very happy news. [Link: ap.juneauempire.com...]
I hope that there is a lot more in the pipe line this year.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:53:19am |
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:53:31am |
re: #645 Varek Raith
Dr. Weird: Gentleman! Chop off my head with such velocity, that my blood will rocket through my neck and propel my lifeless body all the way to Phoenix!
Steve: Wow. Ah heh. Eh, what's in Phoenix?
Dr. Weird: Why, it's your momma, Steve! Get the axe!
No go on that. My aunt lives in Scottsdale and such a sight would offend her. And freaks who offend Dark_Falcon's relatives in such a crude fashion can expect to suffer Souldeath. I'm still trying to figure out a way to do that to Ron Paul, but all current methods of Souldeath involve having a magic using being eat the victims soul and analysis indicates that any such being would die horribly from consuming the Bad Craziness of Ron Paul's soul.
| 653 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:55:46am |
re: #652 Dark_Falcon
steal it
and feed it to the hounds of tyndalos
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:58:20am |
M'aiq was soul trapped once. Not very pleasant. You should think about that once in a while.
-M'aiq the Liar
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:59:26am |
re: #654 darthstar
Ron Paul has a soul?
dunno
but i'm sure he wouldn't be averse to owning 200 souls or so
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:00:07am |
re: #653 Sergey Romanov
steal it
and feed it to the hounds of tyndalos
Heck no! Those hounds would die crying out in pain after ingesting that much bad craziness. Do you want me to get arrested for animal cruelty?
/
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:00:34am |
re: #656 Sergey Romanov
dunno
but i'm sure he wouldn't be averse to owning 200 souls or so
Sure but then he'd try to disown those souls in the future.
"I didn't put them there. That was my staff!"
//
| 659 |
Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:01:27am |
Haelga in Riften keeps a horker tusk under her bed. That is all.
| 661 |
sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:04:21am |
re: #659 negativ
Haelga in Riften keeps a horker tusk under her bed. That is all.
Could be worse
She could be keeping it under YOUR bed!
| 662 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:04:46am |
re: #660 Gus 802
Oh jeez. I missed this.
Perry, Santorum Finish Up on Sodomy
What a couple of weirdos.
uh not clickin
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:07:07am |
re: #663 Gus 802
gop
what a sad spectacle
| 665 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:10:51am |
What a nut.
@ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald
@JamilSmith @jennpozner Yes, I think Obama defenders who justify assassinations, drone killing of children, etc. would justify ALL crimes
| 666 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:11:22am |
murdoch is now on twitter
ps: oh, and hail stan.
| 667 |
SpaceJesus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:13:25am |
re: #666 Sergey Romanov
excellent post number and content combination
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:14:24am |
re: #667 SpaceJesus
unintentional
now updated
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jaunte Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:15:07am |
re: #665 Gus 802
I finally read that whole twitter Greenwald/Obama/nun conversation. What a lameass, who can't bear to say "oh, maybe I was wrong for forwarding that extreme a statement."
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:16:20am |
re: #669 jaunte
I finally read that whole twitter Greenwald/Obama/nun conversation. What a lameass, who can't bear to say "oh, maybe I was wrong for forwarding that extreme a statement."
Pretty much. I was watching it in real time. And he's still at it. So I added something of my own with inspiration from Hitchens:
@Gus_802 Gus
@Glennobot @ggreenwald And then one day when his time has come, one can say you could give Greenwald an enema, and bury him in a matchbox.
| 671 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:19:05am |
| 672 |
jaunte Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:19:08am |
re: #670 Gus 802
I wonder which Republican candidate he thinks will be a better option.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:19:37am |
re: #672 jaunte
I wonder which Republican candidate he thinks will be a better option.
Who else.
Luap Nor
| 674 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:21:19am |
re: #670 Gus 802
Pretty much. I was watching it in real time. And he's still at it. So I added something of my own with inspiration from Hitchens:
@Gus_802 Gus
@Glennobot @ggreenwald And then one day when his time has come, one can say you could give Greenwald an enema, and bury him in a matchbox.
Ewww.
| 675 |
jaunte Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:21:30am |
re: #673 Gus 802
I guess if you live in Brazil, civil liberties being decided at the state level in the U.S. doesn't matter as much.
| 676 |
Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:24:28am |
The End-Of-Year Emopants Blowout!
By Zandar on January 1st, 2012
Both Glenn Greenwald and Taylor Marsh saw fit to end the year with massive anti-Obama rants where they basically announce openly their opposition to the President for 2012. Not that their opposition didn’t exist before, it’s just now official. First, Double G defends Ron Paul’s “effect” on our political discourse:
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darthstar Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:27:24am |
re: #660 Gus 802
Oh jeez. I missed this.
Perry, Santorum Finish Up on Sodomy
What a couple of weirdos.
I don't know about that...I only wrote about it in my book.
Rick Santorum hit Rick Perry Friday for his ignorance of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court case which struck down Texas’s anti-sodomy statute, reports The Hill. “Rulings like Lawrence v. Texas would be a good thing to know if you are running for president,” Santorum said, according to NBC News' Andrew Rafferty.
As TPM reported yesterday, Perry said he was unfamiliar with the case, which took place while he was governor, at an event in Iowa Thursday. Last year, Perry mentioned the case in his book, “Fed Up!”
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:28:57am |
re: #676 Gus 802
remember marsh from 2008. she was strongly anti-o in the primaries, then got better. but i'm not surprised. too lazy to look, but i would bet she wants to draft hillary.
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jaunte Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:29:14am |
re: #676 Gus 802
“You know, if it wasn’t for the bigotry, the racism, the utter disregard for the federal government and the supposition that states should have the right to discriminate freely, Ron Paul isn’t such a bad guy. Unlike Obama.”
GG has some extra-large blinders on.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:30:08am |
re: #678 Sergey Romanov
remember marsh from 2008. she was strongly anti-o in the primaries, then got better. but i'm not surprised. too lazy to look, but i would bet she wants to draft hillary.
Marsh was a contributor for Pajamas Media in 2008. That says a lot.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:33:10am |
re: #677 darthstar
I don't know about that...I only wrote about it in my book.
I'll take that as proof the book was ghost-written and than Rick Perry is full of shit.
BBL
| 682 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:35:51am |
of course now that perry knows about the case everybody else knew about, i'm sure he opposes it. that government is not limited that doesn't meddle in consenting adults' sex lives.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:46:37am |
re: #676 Gus 802
Interesting. I know a lot of folks are fans of hers but I've never bothered to check her out before. I skimmed around her blog a bit, she's smart and seems fairly honest and reasonable although she falls for some common lefty pitfalls. Eg. Her writings on Israel are pretty sucky and fairly obtuse. It's interesting that she bring up real politik now but I'm not so sure she would have cut Bush (or any other Republican) the same slack. I think she's got some hints that are leading her in the right direction but I'm not sure if she'll ever get there.
She does seem like she'd be a fun person to have a few drinks with.
| 684 |
Killgore Trout Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:59:30am |
Muslim Brotherhood vows not to recognize Israel
Egyptian party's deputy leader tells 'al-Hayat' that they won't negotiate with Israel, will seek to cancel peace treaty.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood will not recognize Israel "under any circumstance," the party's deputy leader Dr Rashad Bayoumi told Arabic daily al-Hayat in an interview publish Sunday.
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:02:28am |
re: #684 Killgore Trout
Yeah. A winning strategy. How pathetic of them. And this?
"We never approved the peace and we will take legal actions against it..."
That just makes me laugh. "We never approved the peace! I'll sue you!"
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:03:20am |
re: #684 Killgore Trout
well, there's a surprise
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:04:54am |
re: #686 Sergey Romanov
well, there's a surprise
Basically this means that the Muslim Brotherhood is the official wingnut party of Egypt. Vote for them and you get this kind of stupidity and saber rattling.
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jaunte Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:08:25am |
re: #684 Killgore Trout
Egyptian stock market down 35%, inflation rising, tourism revenues down by half... yep, not recognizing Israel will fix it.
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Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:08:46am |
Sheesh, what's up with the fool in California setting fires?
Now up to 39.
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BishopX Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:13:04am |
re: #687 Gus 802
Basically this means that the Muslim Brotherhood is the official wingnut party of Egypt. Vote for them and you get this kind of stupidity and saber rattling.
The scary thing is the MB is a moderate party in Egypt. The Salafists are the wingnuts.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:13:38am |
re: #691 Gus 802
damn you/
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Gus Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:15:48am |
It's official. The Huffington Post has jumped the shark. They still have that crazy headline up.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:16:46am |
re: #694 Gus 802
it happened when they began allowing pseudoscience, like antivax nonsense.
| 696 |
Varek Raith Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:17:06am |
re: #694 Gus 802
It's official. The Huffington Post has jumped the shark. They still have that crazy headline up.
FEMA drones are coming for us all.
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Stanghazi Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:24:42am |
re: #661 sattv4u2
Happy New Year Satt, am I missing anything worthwhile in the sports world today?
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prairiefire Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:28:50am |
re: #697 Stanley Sea
Happy New Year Satt, am I missing anything worthwhile in the sports world today?
Hubby is watching the Saints against Carolina.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:29:08am |
re: #697 Stanley Sea
Happy New Year Satt, am I missing anything worthwhile in the sports world today?
Same to you, SS
Couple of mild upsets possibly in the making in the NFL
The Bills lead the Patriots by 7 at the half
Detroit trails Green Bay by one, but Detroit is in the red zone
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:29:33am |
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:29:54am |
re: #698 prairiefire
Hubby is watching the Saints against Carolina.
Yup,,, Carolina is hanging in there
Good rookie season for Newton
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kirkspencer Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:34:03am |
re: #697 Stanley Sea
Happy New Year Satt, am I missing anything worthwhile in the sports world today?
Begs the question whether any sports can be worthwhile, doesn't it?
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Stanghazi Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:35:41am |
re: #703 kirkspencer
Begs the question whether any sports can be worthwhile, doesn't it?
Florida v. Ohio State, tomorrow in the Gator bowl will definitely rank.
| 705 |
Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:37:37am |
re: #691 Gus 802
I abdicated. Hope not to be shot now.///
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simoom Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:38:47am |
re: #4 Jdorfma4
Senate - R -52, D-48
House- R-239 D - 196
Pres: Obama -49, Romney 42, Paul - 9 (yes, he will run, he's 76, this is it for him and he's obsessed)
This seems pretty plausible to me given retirements, redistricting and which competitive seats are actually up for reelection, though, perhaps a much narrower margin in the House. It will be interesting to see what happens to the filibuster and secret holds with GOP control of the Senate. Then after two years of grandstanding and gridlock a reversal of control in the midterms.
I don't think Ron Paul will run third party though. I'm guessing a squeaker majority for Pres. Obama in the popular vote and modest win in the electoral college.
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simoom Sun, Jan 1, 2012 12:03:30pm |
re: #11 Charles
Speaking of fake wingnut outrages, if you had to pick one as the most ridiculous of the year, which would it be?
Maybe an even more idiotic one will occur to me, but what first comes to mind is the resurgence of Birtherism with the Trump boomlet.
I'm just thinking back to all the Trump speeches & interviews getting so much airtime, the media covering the 'issue' more & more (with establishment media talking heads contemptibly asking why he hadn't yet just capitulated and somehow released his "long form birth certificate"), constant BS speculation about the scandalous things Trump's investigators were uncovering in Hawaii, etc. It eventually got so bad that majority of GOP likely primary voters were polling as Birthers and even independents and dems were sliding disturbingly in the polls. That all forced the spectacle of a sitting President having to defend his birth right & status as an American citizen to the press and, for a second time, make his Birth Certificate available for public scrutiny.
| 708 |
tshinkle Sun, Jan 1, 2012 4:47:18pm |
World temperatures will continue its trend of flat to slightly cooling...ocean levels will continue it's slight decline....the predictions of global warming alarmists will continue the perfect record of being 100% incorrect. But like all the other alarms of the past 25 years, nobody on the left will admit they were wrong.
Thanks for asking.
| 709 |
freetoken Sun, Jan 1, 2012 4:57:13pm |
re: #708 tshinkle
Always... always trying to ride the end of a dead thread.
World temperatures (surface, or for that matter troposphere) are not slightly cooling.
| 710 |
The Questionable Timing of a Flea Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:05:48pm |
re: #708 tshinkle
World temperatures will continue its trend of flat to slightly cooling...ocean levels will continue it's slight decline...the predictions of global warming alarmists will continue the perfect record of being 100% incorrect. But like all the other alarms of the past 25 years, nobody on the left will admit they were wrong.
Thanks for asking.
You posted at the end of thread...clearly you must speak the truth!!!
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Obdicut Sun, Jan 1, 2012 5:22:47pm |
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tshinkle Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:17:21pm |
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Coracle Sun, Jan 1, 2012 9:38:52pm |
re: #712 tshinkle
Let me know if you need help reading the table...
You're using ENSO measurements to make global conclusions? Idiocy is too kind a word.
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Obdicut Mon, Jan 2, 2012 2:22:17am |
re: #712 tshinkle
That's not a source of global temperature data. Why are you showing it to me?
| 715 |
Kronocide Mon, Jan 2, 2012 7:31:15am |
re: #708 tshinkle
And ignorant ideologues like you will try to inject more ignorance into dead threads.
| 716 |
Kronocide Mon, Jan 2, 2012 7:34:33am |
re: #713 Coracle
You're using ENSO measurements to make global conclusions? Idiocy is too kind a word.
He's confusing El Nina with global temperature. Whether deliberately or ignorantly, I'm not sure.
| 717 |
Interesting Times Mon, Jan 2, 2012 8:32:06am |
re: #714 Obdicut
That's not a source of global temperature data. Why are you showing it to me?
Derpty durr hurr hurr, chart shows numbers with minus signs, therefore it proves the Earth is cooling!!11! Derp.
And even then, it's still an epic FAIL:
At present, 2011’s nominal value ranks as the equal 10th highest on record, and the 13 warmest years have all occurred in the 15 years between 1997 and 2011....2011’s global temperatures followed this pattern, being lower than those of 2010, but were still warmer than the most recent moderate to strong La Niña years
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